March 02, 2021

Cybersecurity: An Attorney’s Ethical Duty (Free CLE Webinar)

Join us on March 3, 2021 for a free online CLE program that will review attorneys’ ethical duties with respect to cybersecurity, recent guidelines, and practical guidance for meeting these responsibilities and resources for researching further. REGISTER...
February 24, 2021

Protect Your Company: Top Ways to Mitigate Rising Cybersecurity Risk

It’s no secret that the cyber threat landscape has intensified since spring 2020, when many businesses switched to remote work in rapid fashion—sometimes delaying safeguards. But now, even if you have some cybersecurity protections in place, heightened...
February 24, 2021

Working From Home Cybersecurity Fundamentals: Business Planning and Preparedness

Review this checklist for guidance on key data security and privacy business planning issues to consider for companies impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. READ NOW » Related Content Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Kit: Data Privacy and Cybersecurity...
February 16, 2021

New Social Media Privacy State Law Compliance Guidance

This month, Practical Guidance is publishing new social media privacy state law Q&As for all 51 jurisdictions. These Q&As address whether a state has enacted social media account privacy legislation, describes the conduct that these state laws prohibit...
February 11, 2021

Business Continuity and Emergency Planning Best Practices

Review this checklist for guidance on developing business continuity plans (BCP), Emergency Action Plans (EAP), and Disaster Response Plans. It provides policies and procedures that a company should implement if there is a significant disruption to its business...
February 03, 2021

Can You Keep a Secret? Protecting Employers’ Confidential Info: Cybersecurity Best Practices

Access this practice note for guidance on cybersecurity measures available to employers to protect their confidential information and trade secrets. READ NOW » Related Content Workplace Internal Data Security Best Practices Resource Kit Check out...
January 28, 2021

Data Retention and Disposal Regulation: State Law Comparison Survey

Access this survey for an overview of each state’s laws regulating the disposal or destruction of records containing sensitive personally identifying information stored by an organization. READ NOW » Related Content Privacy Policies: Drafting...
January 22, 2021

Cybersecurity Risk Factors: Drafting Tips and Best Practices

Review this form of risk factors that describes cybersecurity issues and potential risks, and may be included in a public company’s annual and periodic reports, registration statements, and other offering documents and filings with the U.S. Securities and...
January 15, 2021

Just Published: HIPAA Enforcement Decision Tracker

Review the new Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) regulatory enforcement tracker for prominent recent guidance and enforcement actions undertaken by the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
January 11, 2021

New Telemarketing Privacy State Law Q&As

This month, Practical Guidance is publishing new telemarketing privacy state law Q&As for all 51 jurisdictions. These Q&As provide an overview of how states regulate unsolicited commercial telephonic solicitation of traditional and wireless subscribers...
December 18, 2020

Drafting an Effective Incident Response Plan

This Incident Response Plan template provides a company-wide framework for informing staff and managers of the actions to take on discovering a personal data breach (including a cybersecurity breach). It reflects reporting requirements required under the General...
April 28, 2020

Working from Home? Here are 3 Things Law Firms Should Know About Cybersecurity

A large section of the legal industry has gone digital as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic—something experts didn’t think we’d see anytime soon. Yet with so many firm employees spending more time online, it means that cybercriminal activity...
November 01, 2019

Viral Class Actions Offer Good (and Bad) News for Plaintiffs’ Firms

From the start, consumer class action lawsuits have been designed to right wrongs committed against a group of similarly situated consumers. And from the start, lawyers and courts have wrestled with the problem of how to make class members aware of relief available...
September 09, 2019

What the California Consumer Privacy Act Means to Data Protection Law

Following on the heels of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, commonly referred to as GDPR , comes CCPA, the California Consumer Privacy Act. It’s California’s effort to enhance consumer data privacy at the state level. CCPA...
September 03, 2019

Capital One® Data Breach Raises Liability Questions

In the spring of 2019, Capital One ® suffered a massive data breach that affected more than 100 million of its customers. Personal information compromised in the breach includes physical addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, self-reported income, credit...