Guidelines Give Fast Access to State Data Breach Laws and Key Issues

This report outlines the key data breach notification laws in every state, as well as Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. As part of your risk management strategy, use this guide as a map to review state laws, understand key issues and trends, and compare laws among states. For each state, the guide includes personal information definition, persons covered, encryption/notification trigger, specific content requirements, timing, penalty/private right of action, and other provisions.