Co-chairs of the Jeffer Mangels Cybersecurity and Privacy Group, Robert E. Braun and Michael A. Gold, discuss Impact of international privacy laws on U.S. companies. The other videos in this 4-part series include: Why companies need a cybersecurity training program; First steps to take when there’s a data breach at…
Co-chairs of the Jeffer Mangels Cybersecurity and Privacy Group, Robert E. Braun and Michael A. Gold, discuss the first steps to take when there’s a data breach at your company. The other videos in this 4-part series include: Why companies need a cybersecurity training program; Cybersecurity for middle market companies;…
Co-chairs of the Jeffer Mangels Cybersecurity and Privacy Group, Robert E. Braun and Michael A. Gold, discuss cybersecurity for middle market companies. The other videos in this 4-part series include: Why companies need a cybersecurity training program; First steps to take when there’s a data breach at your company; and…
We are flooded with news reports of major data breaches and malware attacks. The reports focus on attacks against businesses with significant volumes of sensitive personal and financial information, like financial institutions, hospitals, retailers – and most recently, law firms. There is no question that the press pays the most…
California, home of many of the world’s largest technology companies, has long been at the forefront of protecting personal electronic information in the United States. California adopted the nation’s first data breach notification law, led the nation in requiring website privacy statements, and actively enforces online privacy. On October 6,…
On August 24, 2015, the Third Circuit United States Court of Appeals issued its ruling in Federal Trade Commission v. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation. The case was highly anticipated by the data security community generally for its expected ruling on the authority of the FTC to regulate data security standards. Although…
The Safe Harbor For 15 years, the Safe Harbor Framework has provided a way for U.S. companies to comply with the EU Data Protection Directive. Under the directive, transfers of personal data from the EU to a non-EU country are prohibited unless the receiving country can assure an adequate level…
Effective January 1, 2014, amendments to the California Online Privacy Protection Act (“CalOPPA”) require all commercial websites and online services that collect personally identifiable information (“PII”) to include additional disclosures in their privacy statements: how the operator responds to browser “Do Not Track” signals or other similar mechanisms; and whether…
This article, written by Michael A. Gold, Partner at Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, was originally published by Bloomberg BNA Corporate Governance Report on October 7, 2013 and articulates the responsibility that corporate boards must own in order to protect the electronic assets of their organization. Read Cyber Risk and…
On September 26, 2013, the California Secretary of State allowed proponents of a new ballot proposition to collect signatures for the “Personal Privacy Protection Act.” The Act, if approved, would radically change the privacy landscape in California by adding new provisions to the California Constitution. Most importantly, the Act (1)…