In another push for national breach notification legislation, Attorney General Eric Holder is calling on Congress to create a standard in the wake of breaches at Target Corp. and Neiman Marcus.
The University of Maryland has confirmed a "sophisticated computer security attack" against a database containing almost 310,000 records of current and former students, faculty, staff and others.
Lawsuits that card issuers have filed against Target to help recoup expenses associated with the retailer's breach aren't likely to reap big rewards, two legal experts say. But they are sending a strong message.
A law firm has developed a free iPhone app, Data Breach 411, to help organizations with breach notification compliance. The app provides links to 46 state data breach notification laws, relevant federal statutes and other resources.
Attorney Kim Peretti helped put TJX hacker Albert Gonzalez behind bars, and now she is helping organizations investigate and respond to their own data breaches. What tips and tools does she recommend?
At a Feb. 4 Senate hearing, a senior executive from Target Corp. endorsed a shift to chip cards, combined with PINs, to enhance security, while a Neiman Marcus executive questioned if that was a prudent move.
The latest data breach notification bill comes from the Senate Commerce Committee, whose chairman Jay Rockefeller says the recent string of retailer breaches means companies need to do a better job protecting their customers' information.
In light of recent high-profile retail breaches, The Financial Services Roundtable is asking Congress to pass a national data breach notification law and expand oversight of the retail and telecommunications sectors.
A stolen unencrypted laptop recently led to one of the largest health data breaches ever reported in Canada, a nation that lacks federal notification guidelines. Find out how many individuals were affected.
Nearly a week after news broke about the Neiman Marcus data breach, the retailer's CEO today issued her first statement addressing the breach, which compromised customer credit and debit cards.
Undeterred, two senators will try again to get their colleagues to enact legislation that they contend would better safeguard sensitive information and notify consumers of a data breach when personally identifiable information is exposed.
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee has introduced a national data breach notification bill for the fifth time, but its chances of passage remain slim.
The House of Representatives approved a bill Jan. 10 that would require notification of consumers within two days of discovery of breaches of data on Obamacare's health insurance exchanges.
Federal agencies audited by the Government Accountability Office showed inconsistent responses to computer breaches involving personally identifiable information.
As the elected auditor of public accounts in Kentucky, Adam Edelen is on a campaign of sorts to get the Bluegrass State to become the 47th state to enact a data breach notification law.
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