New York breach notification law goes into effect

Vikingod · Dec 8, 2005, 02:39 PM

New York has joined the growing list of states requiring that companies notify their customers whenever private information has been compromised. The state's Information Security Breach and Notification Act went into effect Wednesday, according to a spokeswoman for the state's attorney general, Eliot Spitzer.

The law, which is similar to California's SB-1386 notification law, requires businesses and state agencies to inform New York residents "whose unencrpyted personal information may have been acquired by an unauthorized person," according to the text of the legislation.

New York's law is one of a growing number of legislative and regulatory efforts that are forcing executives to pay more attention to security, said Dan Aiken, compliance director at New York's Hospital for Special Surgery. "Now, like in California, if your information is compromised, or if you have reason to believe it may have been compromised, you have to report it," he said, speaking at the Infosecurity conference in New York Wednesday. "There's a real risk to brand name, to your public reputation."
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Dec 8, 2005, 02:39 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	New York breach notification law goes into effect New York has joined the growing list of states requiring that companies notify their customers whenever private information has been compromised. The state's Information Security Breach and Notification Act went into effect Wednesday, according to a spokeswoman for the state's attorney general, Eliot Spitzer. The law, which is similar to California's SB-1386 notification law, requires businesses and state agencies to inform New York residents "whose unencrpyted personal information may have been acquired by an unauthorized person," according to the text of the legislation. New York's law is one of a growing number of legislative and regulatory efforts that are forcing executives to pay more attention to security, said Dan Aiken, compliance director at New York's Hospital for Special Surgery. "Now, like in California, if your information is compromised, or if you have reason to believe it may have been compromised, you have to report it," he said, speaking at the Infosecurity conference in New York Wednesday. "There's a real risk to brand name, to your public reputation." __________ Read More / Source: ComputerWorld