In a pair of articles sent out by CNA to its law firm insureds, two large law firms showcase (by way of their privacy and risk management departments) the rising data loss exposures faced by all law firms.  An article written by seasoned privacy attorneys from Hunton & Williams provides “an overview of key privacy and information security issues impacting the practice [...]

It has been over two years since the grocery chain Hannaford Brothers announced a breach of its network security that exposed over 4 million credit card numbers and led to 1,800 cases of fraud.   In fact, a quick review of the Privacy Clearinghouse’s Chronology of Data Breaches shows that Hannaford is not the only supermarket chain to have [...]

On January 28, 2010, the United States, Canada, and 27 EU countries will celebrate the third annual Data Privacy Day.  If you go to the Data Privacy Day website, you will see links to some helpful privacy resources. It is with no small bit of irony that Data Privacy Day will also approximately mark the [...]