Officers and Directors May Be on the Hook for Data Breaches
November 05, 2021
Drew Sorrell has authored an article entitled "Officers and Directors May Be on the Hook for Data Breaches" for Orlando Inno, a multi-media platform launched in partnership with the Orlando Business Journal that covers headlines focused on innovation, technology and Central Florida startups.
In the article, Sorrell discusses the increasing trend to target officers and directors – personally – when companies that fail to enact and enforce good privacy policies plainly stating how information will and won’t be used.
"In 2021 and beyond, a company’s CEO, officers and directors must understand that their corporate duties include the responsibility to meaningfully oversee privacy and the use of collected data and assure that reasonable security is in place. Simply assigning someone to write and post a privacy policy is insufficient. Simply handing-off security to the director of information technology is no longer enough. Rather, privacy and security now essentially require a cultural shift in organizations."
Read the Article: Officers and Directors May Be on the Hook for Data Breaches
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