New York enacts laws aimed at minimizing data breach damage
Albany, N.Y. — Days after a settlement was reached following one of the biggest U.S. data breaches in history, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed into law two pieces of legislation aimed at protecting New Yorkers against data breaches of their private information. The Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act imposes stronger obligations on businesses handling private data to provide proper