Data Breach Notification Laws

Data Breach Notification Laws

by John Bandler

A data breach is the unlawful access of an organization's or person's data. Such breaches can have considerable consequences of a financial, legal, and reputational nature. Data breach is one of the three top priority cybercrime threats that organizations and individuals should be aware of and protect against.

If consumer data is breached the organization may have a legal duty to notify those consumers and also notify the government. Those are data breach notification laws.

Every state now has such a data breach notification law.

Certain sectors also require breach notification.

Conclusion

This is a brief summary with many simplifications, attempting to bring complex subject matter to all readers in an understandable and accessible manner.  It is not legal advice nor consulting advice, and is not tailored to your circumstances.

Additional reading

• Data law
• Incident response
• The Three Priority Cybercrime Threats
  • Email Based Funds Transfer Frauds
  • Ransomware
  • Data Breach
• My cyber services
• My books
• Cyberlaw Book
  • Cyberlaw Book Resources: Chapter 30

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Originally posted on 11/23/2024. Last updated on 11/23/2024.