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 Synopsis of MFA Fall 2009 Webinar: Massachusetts Privacy Law
In August of this year, the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation announced further changes to the regulations contained within the new Massachusetts Privacy Law (201 CMR 17.00) that, among other things, delays compliance until March 1, 2010. In this 1-hour webinar, find out more about the latest changes to the regulations and what your company will need to do in order to achieve compliance by the new deadline.
Details of the MA Privacy Law |
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Steps to Achieve Compliance |
• Law is designed to protect the personal information of Massachusetts citizens
• Intent of law is to prevent personal information from being breached in the first place
• Law contains some of the tough data security standards in the country
• Law applies to individuals and businesses that own, license, store or maintain personal information about a citizen of Massachusetts
• Full compliance must be achieved by March 1, 2010 |
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- Conduct an organizational risk assessment
- Create a written information security plan (WISP)
- Implement computer system security requirements
- Ensure third party vendors have capacity to protect personal information you give them access to
- Train employees
- Monitor compliance on an ongoing basis
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 We’re pleased to offer this 43-minute video recording of the MFA Webinar: Massachusetts Privacy Law
 The presentation slides are available for download here.
MFA - Moody, Famiglietti & Andronico hosts regular webinars covering the latest topics in finance and tax issues. Check out our upcoming webinars here.
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