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Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Blog Posts From October 2018
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Blog: New Canadian Data Breach Notification Requirements Take Effect as PIPEDA Amendments Come Into Force
Date: October 31, 2018
Title: New Canadian Data Breach Notification Requirements Take Effect as PIPEDA Amendments Come Into Force
Summary: On November 1, 2018, the long-awaited amendments to Canada’s main federal data privacy law, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), take effect....
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Blog: American Bar Association Issues Data Breach Guidance
Date: October 23, 2018
Title: American Bar Association Issues Data Breach Guidance
Summary: On October 17, 2018, the American Bar Association (ABA) released Formal Opinion 483 (the Opinion) which formally recognized that lawyers have an ethical duty to notify clients whose confidential information is compromised by a data breach....
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Blog: Social Engineering Targets: Email Compromises - A Quick Prevention Guide
Date: October 15, 2018
Title: Social Engineering Targets: Email Compromises - A Quick Prevention Guide
Summary: More than ever before, malicious actors are targeting email platforms in an attempt to access and monetize sensitive personal information. They often gain access to email accounts through the use of social engineering – inducing unsuspecting account owners to open email attachments that contain malicious computer code (malware)....