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Corporate TIPS: Data Mapping - Why It's Important to Know What Data You Have and Where it Goes
on November 4, 2020
Businesses collect data for a number of reasons, including providing services or products to customers, improving those services or products, and marketing those services or products to existing and potential customers. Knowing what data you have and where it goes is increasingly important as more and more privacy and data security laws are passed. This is where data mapping comes into play....
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Litigation and Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
Industry:
Technology
Corporate TIPS: Litigation Considerations if Your Business Experiences a Breach
on May 13, 2020
When a data breach occurs, businesses rightly focus on identifying and rectifying the breach. The last thing a business is likely thinking about at that time is the threat of litigation. However, recent data breaches demonstrate that the threat of litigation is real and growing and should be considered at the outset....
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Insurance Recovery and Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
Industry:
Technology
Corporate TIPS: Ransomware Attack - Is Losing Data Considered a Physical Loss Under Your Insurance Policy?
on February 21, 2020
A ransomware attack can cause headaches in multiple areas. First, an attack can result in loss of data and damage to computer servers and systems. Second, when there is a loss, a company must contend with insurance and whether the loss is covered under any of the company's policies. Being prepared ahead of time both on the cybersecurity front and the insurance front can help avoid or minimize the pain of a ransomware attack....
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Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
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Technology
Corporate TIPS: Efforts to Protect Personal Data Continue in 2020 Creating An Ever Complex Maze of Rules for Businesses
on January 8. 2020
By now, many in the legal and corporate worlds have heard of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) which took effect on January 1, 2020. These regulations are part of a growing body of laws both internationally and in the U.S. regarding data privacy and security....