Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Having information security safeguards in place to protect against unauthorized users and unwanted intrusions that may cause data breaches that may lead to identity theft and fraud is crucial for Consumer Reporting Agencies (CRAs) seeking accreditation by the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA). The PBSA – a…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn More than eight in ten consumers – 86 percent – were the victim of identity theft, credit/debit card fraud, or data breaches in 2020, increasing from 80 percent in 2019, while over half – 51 percent – also experienced a rise in phishing activity during the Coronavirus…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On June 30, 2020, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued an alert reminding consumers of their data privacy rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which provides consumers with access to and control over their personal information. The Attorney General will begin enforcement of the CCPA…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On October 11, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a measure relating to privacy – Assembly Bill 1202 (A.B. 1202) – that will require “data brokers” that collect and sell personal information about consumers with whom they have no direct relationship to register with California’s Attorney General…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The annual 2019 Global Data Exposure Report released by leading data loss prevention (DLP) solution provider Code42 found that over two-thirds of organizations – 69 percent – said they suffered a data breach due to an insider threat and confirmed they had a DLP solution in place…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A study released in September of 2019 about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – which took effect on May 25, 2018, to regulate the transferring of personal information from the European Union (EU) – found many companies around the world are still not prepared for GDPR compliance and…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On August 15, 2019, Risk Based Security (RBS) released its 2019 MidYear QuickView Data Breach Report that showed 2019 was on track to be another “worst year on record” for data breach activity, with over 3,800 incidents reported in the first six months of the year. Compared…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On July 25, 2019, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act or SHIELD Act (S.5575B/A.5635) into law to protect New Yorkers against data breaches by imposing stronger obligations on businesses handling private customer data to provide proper notification…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On July 22, 2019, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and 48 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico announced a settlement with Equifax that will provide up to $700 million in monetary relief and penalties for a data breach in…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On April 11, 2019, amendments passed in 2018 by the Massachusetts legislature to the Data Breach Notification Law will take effect and impose additional requirements on companies covered by the law that suffer a data breach involving the personal information of Massachusetts residents.
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