Engineering firms have legal, regulatory, contractual, and business needs for protecting and keeping confidential the personally identifiable information (“PII”) of their clients, employees, and other individuals. The unauthorized access to, use of, or disclosure of such information (a “data breach”) can expose your firm to a variety of risk.
In the normal course of business, you process a large of amount of PII and sensitive business information, and your actions may lead to a compromise of the privacy, confidentiality, security or integrity of this information. Processing of PII in the U.S. is subject to federal and state regulations and your firm’s own corporate policies – blissful ignorance isn’t a pass anymore.
Join Nancy Rigassio and Nicole Mangino to explore the best practices for managing personally identifiable information to mitigate your firm's liability.
TAKEAWAYS:
- Explore data security requirements for protecting PII within your firm, for your clients, and on your projects
- Learn how two federal privacy laws from the 1990s may affect data security in your firm
- Review an objective approach to owner drafted NDAs and the appropriate burdens of proof for equitable and legal remedies
- Learn tips for minimizing data breaches when using web-based applications and email for business
- Promote “privacy by design” in keeping data secure and maintaining who has access to the data