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The Illinois Department of Insurance (the "Department") recently released guidance to all regulated entities concerning vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Exchange Server installations....

Professional or employment-related information Certain education information Inferences drawn from other personal information to create a profile about a consumer reflecting the consumers preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behaviors, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes The following publicly available information would not be considered personal information: Information that is lawfully made available from Federal, State, or local government re...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: A comprehensive data protection and privacy bill (SB 116, HB 159) has been introduced in Alaska. Similar to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and other recently proposed state laws, the Alaska Consumer Data Privacy Act (the Act) would give Alaskan consumers more control over their personal information, impose a series of requirements on covered business, and create a limited private right of action. The Act, however, goes eve...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On April 30, 2021, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law the Iowa Insurance Data Security Act, making Iowa the latest state to adopt the National Association of Insurance Commissioners model cybersecurity law. Effective January 1, 2022, the Act establishes investigation procedures, data security program standards, and notification requirements for Iowa Insurance Division-regulated licensees (licensees) to protect the security an...

Geolocation data; and Professional or employment-related information. Personal information does not include public information made available from federal, state, or local government records and deidentified or aggregate consumer information. What rights would it create? The Bill provides the right to opt-out of the sale or sharing to third parties and the ability to request deletion or correction of certain personal information. A business may not be required to comply with a request to d...

The Business Alert On April 28, 2021, the FTC issued a business alert reminding corporate boards to make data security a priority and to advocate implementing a top-down approach to the issue. The alert warns: “In addition to the significant costs to consumers, data breaches, network intrusions, and looming cyber threats can open up a firm to substantial financial costs, reputational hits, and legal liability.” The Business Alert suggests that data security begins with corporate Board of Di...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Digital giants and other data-driven businesses that have moved their companies from the United Kingdom to Ireland in the wake of Brexit could soon be bracing for a new shake-up in light of legislation recently proposed in the United States by Oregon Senator Ron Wyden. The draft bill, Protecting Americans Data From Foreign Surveillance Act (the Act), would ban the sale of Americans personal data not only to "unfriendly" foreign countr...

Connecticut is the latest state to introduce consumer privacy legislation. If enacted, the Connecticut Act Concerning Consumer Privacy (The Act) would join the existing nationwide...

D-Wave Government Sponsors a Quantum Academy at the Cyber Bytes Foundation to Accelerate U.S. Government’s Adoption of Practical Quantum Computing The academy provides government officials, technical staff, and consultants with live lecture content, technical demos, and interactive trainings April 15, 2021 09:00 ET | Source: D-Wave Systems Inc. D-Wave Systems Inc. PALO ALTO, Calif. and STAFFORD, Va., April 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- D-Wave Government I...

UPDATE -- D-Wave Government Sponsors a Quantum Academy at the Cyber Bytes Foundation to Accelerate U.S. Government’s Adoption of Practical Quantum Computing The academy provides government officials, technical staff, and consultants with live lecture content, technical demos, and interactive trainings April 15, 2021 14:16 ET | Source: D-Wave Systems Inc. D-Wave Systems Inc. PALO ALTO, Calif. and STAFFORD, Va., April 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- D-Wave Go...