As data breaches dominate national headlines it remains
important as ever for businesses to invest in security and to be
ready to respond if a breach occurs. Part of your preparedness
program should be staying current on data breach legislation at the
state level and we are here to help with a new installment of our
"Mintz Matrix," a detailed survey of U.S.
state data breach notification laws.
There have been a few notable developments since we last
published an update of the Mintz Matrix and below we have provided
a snapshot of these changes. Before reading on please download a
copy of our September 2017 edition of the Mintz Matrix by clicking here.
New Mexico
New Mexico's Data Breach Notification Act at last went into
effect on June 16, 2017, making it the 48th state to
enact some form of legislation regarding data breaches. For a
detailed description of New Mexico's new law, please read our
previous blog post on the topic and click here for the official text
