• A New Federal Bill Could Help Protect User’s Data and Prevent Breaches

    A New Federal Bill Could Help Protect User’s Data and Prevent Breaches

    As of right now, the United States doesn’t have a data privacy law that applies to all 50 states.  But that might change.  A group of 15 US senators have indicated that they want to change the status quo and are introducing the Data Care Act.  The new bill would require companies that collect personal…

  • The House Oversight Committee Slams Equifax in a Scathing Report

    The House Oversight Committee Slams Equifax in a Scathing Report

    According to a report from the House Oversight Committee, Equifax didn’t take steps to prevent a massive data breach that occurred in 2017.  As you’re probably aware, it was during that data breach that hackers were able to steal the personal information of 147.7 Americans from their servers.  The report also suggests that they weren’t…

  • Lawmakers Call on Congress to Help Prevent More Data Breaches

    Lawmakers Call on Congress to Help Prevent More Data Breaches

    If you hadn’t heard, Marriott announced a massive data breach over the weekend.  And it took no time at all for lawmakers on Capitol Hill to call on Congress to pass data privacy and security protections in order to safeguard your personal data.  I’d like to start with this question – are we surprised?  Given…