Corporate TIPS: Ransomware Remains a Threat
on February 17, 2021
Attorney Jarman Smith discusses the rise in ransomware attacks and its effect on cyber insurance claims and premiums....
Corporate TIPS: U.S. Consumer Privacy Regulations Expected to Increase in 2021
on February 3, 2021
The United States is on pace to make 2021 the most eventful year for consumer privacy law this country has ever seen....
Corporate TIPS: Cybersecurity Trends to Watch in 2021
on January 20, 2021
The cybersecurity strategies of businesses everywhere were challenged immensely during 2020. As we enter the new year, businesses must continue to prioritize their cybersecurity efforts to prepare for likely trends and anticipated risks – the most important of which we've highlighted below....
Corporate TIPS: Privacy Law Compliance - Expansion of CCPA Regulations
By Jarman J. Smith (Law Clerk) on November 19, 2020
By now, many of you are probably familiar with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which currently holds the title as the leading authority on consumer data protection in the United States. However, it may be news to you that CCPA's data compliance regulations were just beefed up substantially through the enactment of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA aka "CCPA 2.0")....
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....