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The do’s, don’t’s and how to’s of email encryption 

Published: March 16, 2012

Tags: data security, email, encryption

A recent cyber attack against a Virginia law firm has renewed questions over whether law firms should be encrypting their emails and other electronic communication with clients.

Discarded laptops, flash drives create ethical obligations 

Published: November 14, 2011

Tags: 20 Things Lawyers Need to Know in 2012, client data, data security, electronics, legal ethics

A recent Florida Bar opinion advising that lawyers have an ethical duty to sanitize their storage devices has put a spotlight on how attorneys handle their discarded equipment.

Keeping client information secure in transit 

Published: November 14, 2011

Tags: 20 Things Lawyers Need to Know in 2012, business travel, client data, data safety, data security

It’s a challenge to maintain confidentiality when you’re on the move.

Here are some tips for business trips that can increase your productivity while protecting your clients’ privacy as you travel.

Confidentiality and privilege in workplace communications

By: W. William Hodes
Published: November 1, 2011

Tags: data security, electronically stored information

With pervasive electronic communications and massive electronic storage of information a part of everyone’s lives, the solution is not to retreat into a hermit’s shell, but to take common sense precautions, such as using encryption devices when especially sensitive data is involved and scrubbing metadata from documents before attaching them to an e-mail. Lawyers USA Columnist William Hodes offers advice about responsibly managing your electronic world.

Texas amends data breach law 

Published: October 24, 2011

Tags: data breach, data breach notification, data security

Texas has amended its data breach law, broadening its reach to all 50 states and increasing penalties for entities that fail to comply.

Data breach measure introduced in Congress 

Published: September 27, 2011

Tags: credit monitoring, data breach, data security, Department of Justice, Justice Department

A bill that would require organizations processing the personal information of more than 10,000 people to put data protection requirements in place has been introduced in the Senate.

California strengthens data breach notification law 

Published: September 15, 2011

Tags: data breach, data breach notification, data security, identity theft, privacy

California has amended its data breach notification law, imposing additional requirements on entities that experience breaches of information.

Lawmakers propose two federal data breach bills 

Published: August 12, 2011

Tags: data breach, data breach notification, data security, identity theft

Lawmakers introduced two new data protection bills late last month which would require companies to take measures to secure their customers’ data, as well as notify them of security breaches.

Pacer documents failed to redact sensitive information 

Published: June 17, 2011

Tags: data security, identity theft, PACER, privacy, trade secrets

The online federal judicial documents database Pacer may have a problem with its redaction system, exposing personal information, trade secrets and other sensitive information, according to a recent study.

California, Massachusetts consider data security updates 

Published: May 11, 2011

Tags: data breach, data breach notification, data security, ethics, identity theft, privacy

Two states that have led the way with data security legislation, California and Massachusetts, are considering new laws addressing the data security of copiers and heightened data breach notification requirements.