For organizations responding to a cybersecurity incident, the immediate focus is often on containment, eradication and recovery. However, state attorneys general increasingly view delayed breach notification as a distinct compliance failure that can result in regulatory scrutiny, enforcement actions, civil penalties and costly settlement obligations.
Delayed Breach Notifications Draw Intensifying Scrutiny from State Attorneys General
As states continue to strengthen breach notification statutes and expand attorney general reporting requirements, organizations that experience cybersecurity incidents resulting in extended timelines before consumer and regulatory notifications occur face increasing risk that may rival the consequences of the underlying cyber incident itself.
By
Lauren Godfrey
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