Businesses are increasingly collecting and maintaining information about individual consumers to create profiles, which raises concerns about consumer privacy. As a result, consumers are demanding that businesses with whom they conduct transactions better safeguard their personally identifying information.
Recognizing this trend and the importance of information privacy, the New York State Department of State Division of Consumer Protection is here to help with data security guidance.
Managing a Security Breach
Learn what the law requires entities to do in the event of a data security breach, as well as additional best practices for responding to a data security breach. Implementing these procedures will help affected consumers take appropriate action to protect themselves against the threat of identity theft.
Managing Personally Identifying Information
Understanding and implementing identity theft mitigation strategies, best practices for personally identifying information management, good data retention and destruction guidance, and restrictions on the collection and use of Social Security numbers will help ensure client data remains confidential and secure.