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Liability for data breaches goes beyond customer lawsuits


July 27, 2010 by Steve Hannaford

It’s not just your customers who’ll sue you if you’re hit by data thieves.  That’s what retailer TJX Companies, owner of clothing discounters T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, found out after a data breach led to a flurry of different lawsuits.  More…

Data breaches: Prepare now


June 29, 2010 by Steve Hannaford

No matter how clever your IT department and how strong your firewall, we have seen that a data breach, particularly one involving sensitive customer data, has a good chance of hitting your company. More…

Courts and data breach fines: We’re talking real money now


June 8, 2010 by Sam Narisi

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If you need one more reason for instituting an improved data security system, the chance of serious liability (we’re talking over $100 million) has just gotten more real. More…

A new way employees are exposing company data


April 13, 2010 by Sam Narisi

Are employees unknowingly making your company’s data available on the Internet? More…

So, now you decide to encrypt data


April 1, 2010 by Steve Hannaford

Here’s a tip for better information security: Encrypt sensitive mobile data before an employee loses it. More…

Who’s liable for a data breach? Court has some answers


March 23, 2010 by Steve Hannaford

In what is likely to be a milestone in the issues of corporate liability for data breaches, a federal district court judge recently dismissed a class action suit against insurance giant Aetna. More…

New data protection law in effect March 1


February 22, 2010 by Sam Narisi

As the federal government gears up to pass a law requiring companies to help prevent data breaches, states are making their own rules. More…

Feds put IT in the hot seat for security breaches


November 3, 2009 by Sam Narisi

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The legal liability for getting hacked is getting real, as a few recent news stories demonstrate — and Congress is working on even tougher rules. More…


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