It is critical for businesses, regardless of their size, to comply with state, federal and foreign privacy laws and regulations. These will govern a company’s procedures including data collection, storage, use, sharing and disposal with regards to personally identifiable information (PII), personal health information (PHI) and payment card information (PCI).

A company that fails to adhere to privacy guidelines, even inadvertently or unknowingly, or to disclose its procedures, are simply offering themselves as a target for regulatory proceedings and civil class actions, as well as causing irreparable damage to the company’s reputation.

Between government regulators and class action attorneys targeting non-compliant organizations, customers conducting audits of their clients’ and partners’ adherence and ransomware threats to security, it is critical to adopt and maintain the highest level of standards.

This CLE course will review this area in-depth, explaining the many threats, the actors and tips and strategies to avoid potential pitfalls.