Data Breaches. Stronger Notification Rules for State Agencies.

What’s happening? Pennsylvania is considering legislation that was amended with more stringent notification requirements for state and local governmental entities, including school districts. These entities will have to notify affected individuals within  seven days of discovery and notify the state’s Attorney General within 3 business days, or notify the DA’s office within three days if the breach occurs on the county level.

Why is this important? State and local governmental entities hold a lot of personal information and often may not have the most up to date equipment and software.

How will this be important? This bifurcated notification system is replicable.

KDKA | Pennsylvania Senate Committee Approves Bill Updating Notification Process For Data Breaches