By Jim O’Brien, Shareholder and Chair of Corporate & Securities Group, and Andrew Kelly, Associate – Lowndes August 03, 2021, 11:25am EDT Remote working jumped significantly amid the Covid-19 pandemic, and many …
Lowndes Among Founding Partners of New Media Platform, “Orlando Inno”
Lowndes, an Orlando multi-practice firm with lawyers practicing in data governance, software, intellectual property, and finance, is pleased to announce that it is among the founding partners of Orlando Inno, …
Remote working and fraud: Reassessment can reduce your risk
By Drew Sorrell – Shareholder and Chair of Data Governance Group, Lowndes July 07, 2021, 02:46pm EDT With the onset of the pandemic last March, many companies shifted rapidly to a remote …
Data Breach! Miranda Himself May Be Dead, But the Wisdom of the Case that Bears His Name Lives On
By: Drew Sorrell Let us assume a company has done all the right things. Preemptive security was a concern, so the company tightened up its written cybersecurity controls and associated technical controls, including policies and procedures, endpoint detection and …
Florida’s Consumer Privacy Law Fails to Pass
By: Drew Sorrell, Melody Lynch & Brian Lawrence On Friday, April 30, Florida’s legislature closed its 2021 session without passing the much anticipated Florida Privacy Act. The Act largely failed to pass due to …
Florida’s Legislature Takes Gigantic Detour in Privacy Law
By: Drew Sorrell Turns out that Florida’s greatest rivalry is not between FSU and UF. Rather, it appears to be between businesses and consumers. At least, that is how it …
Update Your Privacy Policy Now to Avoid Costly Penalties
By: Melody Lynch Sweeping consumer privacy law changes are moving quickly through the Florida legislature. Covered private businesses should act now to bring their privacy policies into compliance with the …
Florida Legislature Aims to Alter Privacy Rights: The Impacts on Your Business
Click here to read an important update to this post. By: Drew Sorrell As of this writing, the Florida Legislature is poised to enact House Bill 969 (2021), which will fundamentally …
California Would Like a Word with Florida Man: Hands off our data, dude.
By: Drew Sorrell Earlier this year the California Consumer Protection Act took effect. At its heart, the CCPA is a privacy law granting California citizens the right to control the …
Dear Ransomware Victim and Your Accountants, Attorneys and Forensic Specialists: The Government Just Made Your Life Harder
By: Drew Sorrell By now, most everyone knows that ransomware is software that infects your computer system, makes your data irretrievable and usually breaks things along the way. To unlock …