Effective March 21, 2020, the New York Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (or SHIELD Act) aims to protect the data privacy of New York residents. Businesses with NY clients must comply by implementing administrative, technical, and physical safeguards. Failure to comply can result in irreparable damage to your business reputation and steep fines.…
The New York Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (or SHIELD Act) was signed into law in July 2019. The SHIELD Act is a bilateral attempt at protecting the data privacy of New York residents and expands on existing breach notification requirements while introducing additional safeguards. The first component, the breach notification law,…
What is the SHIELD Act? Have you heard of the New York SHIELD Act? No, it doesn’t involve Nick Fury (unfortunately). On July 25, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed Senate Bill S.5575B/A.5635, Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act into law. The SHIELD Act is an expansion on the existing NYS Information Security Breach…