The High Cost of Reporting a Non-Reportable Data Breach

Can a company be sued for reporting a data breach in which the data was never used and destroyed? In May, cloud provider Blackbaud was the victim of a ransomware attack designed to lock it out of accessing its own data and servers. The company notifie… Continue reading The High Cost of Reporting a Non-Reportable Data Breach

DoJ Calls for Mandatory Data Breach Reporting to Law Enforcement

Should law enforcement agencies be alerted every time a potential breach occurs? The  DoJ thinks so. At a hearing on March 4 before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Department of Justice (DoJ) Deputy Assistant Attorney General for National Asset P… Continue reading DoJ Calls for Mandatory Data Breach Reporting to Law Enforcement

Microsoft’s Johnson: Data Breach Disclosures a Delicate Balance

Whether it’s the Equifax breach or the more recent Facebook breach, consumers are steeped in data breach news and notifications. During the Washington Post’s Cybersecurity Summit | 2018, Cat Zakrzewski, a technology policy reporter at the W… Continue reading Microsoft’s Johnson: Data Breach Disclosures a Delicate Balance