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Cyber Security Compliance for Legal Businesses: What You Need to Know

MatterSuite

This represents an increase of approximately 300,000 complaints from 2019, with a corresponding increase in financial loss. Therefore, it is crucial for legal businesses to implement robust cyber security for law firm compliance measures to protect themselves and their clients. What is Cyber Security Compliance?

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Effective Access Controls, Timely Breach Notification, and Other Takeaways from the Latest NYDFS Cyber Resolution

Debevoise Data Blog

National Securities experienced two cybersecurity events that it reported to the DFS: In September 2019, National Securities discovered that an employee’s email account, which lacked MFA or alternative controls as required by Part 500, had been compromised by what was likely a phishing scheme.

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First Resolution by the DFS Under Its Cyber Rules Highlights the Risks of Inadequate Cyber Investigations and the Importance of Satisfying State Breach Notification Obligations

Debevoise Data Blog

million penalty for several violations including: Failure to investigate whether an attacker, who compromised a single email mailbox, accessed private data of individuals. Failure to satisfy various state breach notification obligations. Failure to notify the DFS of the incident. In addition to the $1.5 In addition to the $1.5

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Understanding the CCB’s First Two Final Determinations (Guest Blog Post–Part 3 of 3)

Eric Goldman

Step Two: The CCB does a compliance review of the filed claim to determine if the claim qualifies for the CCB. Others have dropped out because they did not pass the compliance review, the respondent opted out, or for other reasons). Mitrakos, 22-CCB-0035 , February 15, 2023, and Oppenheimer v. Prutton, 22-CCB-0045 , February 28, 2023.

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European Data Protection Roundup – September

Debevoise Data Blog

million fine against Austrian Post for channelling electronic data protection-related inquiries to a web form and not offering an additional email address, irrespective of the data subject option to also use non-electronic postal mail or customer service. These developments, and more, covered below. Standard Contractual Clauses).

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How to Create Equitable Training Programs for Remote, In-person, and Hybrid Law Firm Staff

Lawmatics

Training Programs for In-person Staff Most employees do not want to return to the law office of 2019. You should include the “ 5 C’s ” in your onboarding process: compliance, clarification, confidence, connection, and culture. Law firms have been forced to adapt to the remote work environment brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Cyber Whistleblowers: Eight Lessons from the First False Claims Act Settlements

Debevoise Data Blog

Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) announced that Aerojet Rocketdyne (“Aerojet”), a California-based aerospace and defense contractor, agreed to pay $9 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (the “FCA”) by misrepresenting its compliance with cybersecurity requirements in federal government contracts.