Sentences with phrase «result of these data breaches»

This transformation of the risk assessment and recognition of the parties potentially harmed from threats to information systems are very significant developments, and, in several countries, are largely a result of data breaches and the consequences that follow under data breach notification laws (i.e. fines, the costs of providing notice to affected individuals, and reputational harm).

As a result of these data breaches, corporations have begun to focus more heavily on securing private information.

ISED will evaluate the need for amendments to the Regulations on an ongoing basis based on results of data breach reporting that are provided by the OPC, and on informal stakeholder feedback from regulated organizations.

Provided you can prove that you have suffered some loss as a result of the data breach, we can claim compensation from individuals and organisations who breach the data protection rules.

In order to get the cash users would have to prove they had suffered distress as a result of the data breach and it would fall under the Data Protection Act.

Landlords need to be aware that identity theft and fraud will be on the rise as a result of the data breach, affecting innocent applicants.

Not exact matches

There is nothing to indicate the technical issues were a result of any security or data breach.»

As a result, companies will see a huge upswing in the number of data breaches.

This data breach, which occurred in February, was less the work of hackers and more the result of clumsiness.

In March 2018, news surfaced of a data breach that resulted in data of about 50 million Facebook users getting into the hands of voter - targeting consultancy Cambridge Analytica.

The government - mandated requirement was expedited as a result of large - scale data breaches and an influx of counterfeit cards in the U.S.

As a result of weaker sales in the wake of the data breach, the third largest U.S. retailer also cut its fourth - quarter adjusted earnings per share (EPS) forecast for its U.S. operations to $ 1.20 to $ 1.30, from $ 1.50 to $ 1.60.

And as a result of these security breaches, it's clear that businesses and other organisations are regularly losing large amounts of confidential data to increasingly well - organised cybercriminals.

The change in number was reported by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) as a result of an analysis of the data breach.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry; changes in the retail landscape or the loss of key retail customers; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to leverage its brand value; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; tax law changes or interpretations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various other nations in which we operate; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which we or the Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's ownership structure; the impact of future sales of its common stock in the public markets; the Company's ability to continue to pay a regular dividend; changes in laws and regulations; restatements of the Company's consolidated financial statements; and other factors.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the business and operations of the Company in the expected time frame; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; tax law changes or interpretations; and other factors.

Potts said in the legislature on April 12 that the bill «was something that came about as a result of conversations I'd had with many people... on the aspect of the bill relating to credit reporting scores, and particularly in relation to when we saw a breach of data from a credit reporting agency.»

On Thursday, March 1, Equifax announced an additional 2.4 million U.S. customers had their personal information compromised as a result of a 2017 Equifax data breach.

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If the proposed settlement agreement is approved by the Court, ruby will contribute a total of $ 11.2 million USD to a settlement fund, which will provide, among other things, payments to settlement class members who submit valid claims for alleged losses resulting from the data breach and alleged misrepresentations as described further in the proposed settlement agreement.

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Experts say the practice of gaining access to data stored in large computers — which involves the use of a microcomputer, telephone lines, and attachments called «modems» that translate computer pulses into current that can travel through telephone lines to other computers — has resulted in as much as $ 1 billion in damage annually and serious breaches of privacy.

The government particularly recognises the significance of this responsibility and in 2010 the Information Commissioner's Office was given additional enforcement powers resulting in them being able to issue penalty fines of up to # 500,000 in the case of a data breach.

That's because data security breaches aren't always the result of deliberate acts by malicious external actors.

That said, Schools generate and retain a huge amount of sensitive personal data and even if monetary losses are not sustained as a result of personal data being mishandled, the reputational damage to a school allowing a breach could be significant.»

The Government particularly recognises the significance of this responsibility, and in 2010 the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) was given additional enforcement powers resulting in them being able to issue penalty fines of up to # 500,000 in the case of a data breach.

This has been Colorado's practice in the past (that has resulted in ZERO data breaches in terms of individual students), and is common practice is most states.

This weekend major UK retailer Carphone Warehouse announced that it had recently been hit by a major data breach which resulted in personal information of more than 2.4 million customers being compromised.

That was a result of 1,579 data breaches.

... While no criminal proceedings will be instigated, the investigation has concluded that the data breach was the result of a «sophisticated and carefully orchestrated attack on the CRU's data files, carried out remotely via the internet».]

One key recommendation is that data is not just transmitted in encrypted form but rather is stored in an encrypted form in order that a breach of the cloud provider's systems does not result in the unauthorized disclosure of personal information.

As we have seen from the media attention it has garnered in recent months, data breaches in the computer systems of a number of high profile companies and government agencies has resulted in financial losses, a lack of public trust and confidence and damage to their brands.

As a result, attorneys must carefully screen cloud service providers to minimize the risk of a breach and ensure that all data is properly backed up.

The legal action currently pending against the UK before the ECtHR for breach of Article 8 ECHR as a result of its TEMPORA surveillance programme may indicate that States also misuse personal data when the stakes are perceived as being high.

Steps that might be taken include: A lawyer should obtain informed client consent for the use of the services; A lawyer should require the service provider to indemnify the lawyer for any claims the lawyer faces as a result of using the service; and A lawyer should consider buying insurance on the commercial market to cover risks such as data breaches.

In this case, a data breach at AT&T resulted in the theft of personal information of approximately 120,000 AT&T customers through the use of a... [more]

The bill is another blow to Equifax who are still reeling from one of the largest data breaches in US history, resulting in 143 million people being left with un-protected data and are already under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission following pressure from Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer last week.

Additionally, since the primary objective of the new data breach reporting and notification framework in PIPEDA is to prevent or mitigate the potential harm to individuals resulting from a breach, the updated act requires organizations that notify individuals of breaches to notify other third - party organizations, government institutions (or part of a government institution) of a potentially harmful data breach if the organization making the notification concludes that such notification may reduce the risk of harm that could result from the breach or mitigate the potential harm.

Cyber security is a growing risk for all organisations, and data protection and cyber security issues need to be placed on the board agenda sooner rather than later, and before a cyber breach occurs not as a result of one.

We recently filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of 1,5000 employees when their employer was targeted in a data breach, and we get results for our clients.

Updated monthly with articles and analysis by experts in the field, this online - only newsletter will keep you up to date on the latest developments in cybersecurity, privacy, information governance and legal technology, Cybersecurity Law & Strategy allows you to be aware of the threats to client data and help you implement best practices to try to prevent breaches and to respond in the best way possible in case of a breach, including making sure you are insured for any damages that may result.

As discussed in our previous chapter on data breach nightmares, they have taken a variety of forms, ranging from phishing scams and social engineering attacks (e.g., using e-mail to trick attorneys to visit a malicious web site or to be lured into fraudulent collection schemes for foreign «clients») to sophisticated technical exploits that result in long term intrusions into a law firm's network to steal information.

Hans Allnutt Qualified: 2004 Made partner: 2014 Key cases: Advising three separate US companies that suffered cyber attacks, on their European data protection obligations; advising on the recovery of funds stolen from a professional firm as a result of a phishing attack; advising the MD of a finance broking house following a cyber extortion demand and data breach.

Portland, OR: Uber is facing a data breach class action lawsuit filed by a resident of Portland who alleges the ride share company was negligent in its safeguarding of customer data, resulting in a data breach in October 2016, in which hackers accessed and stole data from 57 million Uber customers and drivers.

; whether there is a real risk of «significant harm» caused by the breach; and whether the organization has any extant contractual commitments to promptly notify data owners as a result of the breach.

Perhaps the most notable current risk is the threat of cyberattacks and data breaches caused by security vulnerabilities resulting from the unmonitored use of open source software.

The resulting cost of these breaches can be significant — according to the Ponemon Institute's 2017 Cost of Data Breach Study, these totalled $ 2.51 million per year across the organisations that were recruited for the research.

Mandatory data breach notification under PIPEDA provides an increased level of protection for Canadians and other consumers in the Canadian marketplace by allowing them to take steps to protect themselves from potential harm resulting from that breach.

Providence commercial litigation counsel Steven Richard is quoted in this article focused on the results of a new study highlighting a new trend toward specialized data breach insurance policies.