New York's 'Shield Act' breaks new ground on cybersecurity policy

The privacy and data security law being implemented in New York may be overshadowed by regulations in California and the European Union, but should be recognized as one of the most significant cybersecurity statutes to date, says Cassie Lentchner of the Pillsbury law firm and a former Empire State regulator.

“The [General Data Protection Regulation] and [California Consumer Privacy Act] are important laws and they give important privacy rights to consumers, but they don't specifically require companies to create a...