As the number of highly publicized data breaches continues to skyrocket and proposals for a federal data breach notification law stagnate, state legislatures around the country have been busy amending their own breach notification statutes. So far, 2015 has been a banner year for state breach law makers, with nine states formalizing amendments to their … Continue Reading
Wyoming recently joined the list of states passing laws that broaden the scope of their data breach notification laws. On March 2, 2015, Wyoming signed into law two bills (S.F. 35 and S.F. 36) that expand the definition of personally identifiable information (PII) and require additional minimum content requirements for notifications to affected individuals. Specifically, … Continue Reading