Even if your company updated its cybersecurity policies and data breach response plans last month, they’re likely already out of date. That’s according to Karla Grossenbacher and John Tomaszewski of Seyfarth Shaw. “With no comprehensive federal law that sets forth a uniform compliance standard, companies operating in the U.S. must comply with a patchwork of 47 different state laws that set forth a company’s obligations in the event of a data breach,” they say.
Several state laws were amended in the last two months, making compliance no small feat. For instance, the authors note that Rhode Island recently added a requirement that companies implement a risk-based information security program that will safeguard personally identifiable information, and Connecticut now requires companies to provide one year of identity-theft protection to people whose information is compromised as a result of a data breach.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
