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Data Security

My firm’s Client Advisory on Massachusetts Data Security Regulations, Which Took Effect (at long last) on March 1st

March 3, 2010
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My partner Joe Laferrera has been incredibly active in connection with the Massachusetts Data Security Regulations, which took effect on March 1, 2010 after multiple delays (initial deadline was January 1, 2009; second deadline May 1, 2009; third deadline January 1, 2010). Among other things, Joe has co-chaired the Boston Bar Association Privacy Committee last

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What a Phish …

January 18, 2010

A phish I received this weekend.  These are getting better and better (no typos, no foreign language malapropisms), and I can easily see some small percentage of recipients getting “caught” by this phishing expedition.  These links get shut down almost immediately, but I have disabled this link, in the same spirit that I’d be careful

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Presentation Materials on Massachusetts Data Regulations

March 17, 2009

Recently my partner Joseph Laferrera has given a series of presentations and webinars on the controversial new Massachusetts data security regulations. Information on his upcoming webinar with Ntirety (a database administrator and client of our firm), on April 2, 2009 at 10:00 a.m., is available at this link. A copy of the slides Joe is

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White Paper: New Data Security Regulations Have Sweeping Implications For Massachusetts Businesses

November 11, 2008

A white paper written by my partner Joe Laferrera — New Data Security Regulations Have Sweeping Implications For Massachusetts Businesses– is embedded below (using scribd.com). A link to a pdf version of the document is here. New Data Security Regulations Have Sweeping Get your own at Scribd or explore others: Share This:TwitterFacebookStumbleUponDiggDelicious

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New Massachusetts Rules on Data Security a Game Changer

September 25, 2008

The department of consumer affairs and business regulation shall adopt regulations relative to any person that owns or licenses personal information about a resident of the commonwealth. Such regulations shall be designed to safeguard the personal information of residents of the commonwealth … M.G.L. Chapter 93H: Section 2 _____________________________ Here is a link to the

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The Massachusetts Data Breach Notification Statute; Online Copyright Infringement

July 10, 2008

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