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Companies Poised To Repeat Data Privacy Compliance Mistakes
<b><i>New Study Shows U.S. Companies Are Taking the Same Failed Approach To Complying With California's Privacy Regulation As They Did for GDPR</b></i><p>U.S. companies haven't learned much from the missteps they made while preparing for the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), suggests a new study on data privacy regulation compliance.
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Are Online Reviews Threatening Your Online Reputation?
An attorney's reputation may be one of the most important factors that clients consider before hiring counsel. In today's world of online reviews, managing your reputation can be challenging. How should you manage online reviews to ensure your reputation and trustworthiness are intact?
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State Report: New NJ Data Breach Notification Legislation Signed
Legislation expanding the types of personal data that will trigger a required notification to customers in case of a breach, including email addresses and passwords, was signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy.
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State Report: NY Creates Nation's First Regulatory Cybersecurity Division
New York's financial regulatory agency has created a first-in-the-nation cybersecurity division to place special focus on protecting the state's consumers and industries from digital threats.
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Stanford Is Serving 11 Flavors of NPE
Stanford Law School made available to the public a database of every patent lawsuit that's been filed since 2007.
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Professional Development: Why an Online “To-Do” List and Notes Are So Important
<i><b>If You Want To Do More, Go Paper-Less</i></b><p>he secret to increased productivity and a powerful agenda process is to finally ditch the paper and move to a more flexible system for both your daily to-do list and notes. This article makes the case for why moving to a digital platform for a to-do list and notes will increase your productivity.
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The Nice-to-Haves and Need-to-Haves of Cloud Computing
This article discusses what to look for in a cloud service provider and other issues that will help determine if moving to the cloud is the right move for your firm.
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IP Theft Goes Far Beyond the Huawei Scandal: How to Stay Safe
IP theft is not limited to kingpins of business. Even if your organization has never appeared in the headlines, you cannot rest easy that no one is interested in acquiring your know-how. In fact, analysis the results of our survey for the 2018 Netwrix IT Risks Report reveals that small and medium organizations are actually more vulnerable to IP theft and cyber espionage than enterprises.
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Data Security Ethics and Best Practices for Court Reporters
The issue of digital security and privacy should be a paramount concern to modern court reporters just as it is to their attorney clients. Yet their biggest risk remains the same as everyone else's: believing it won't happen to them.
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The Eyes (and Privacy Laws) of Texas Are Upon You
<b><i>Consistent With the Cliché That “Everything's Bigger In Texas,” the Texas Legislature Has Introduced Not One, But Two Separate Bills Relating to the Privacy of Personal Information</b></i><p>The TPPA is arguably the less onerous of the two bills, although you might not necessarily realize it at first blush, given the broad way it defines “personal identifying information” (PII).
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