The Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act, or SHIELD Act, was recently passed by the New York legislature. It updates the state’s breach notification laws and broadens the definition of what constitutes a "breach".
The bill, recently passed by the New York Legislature, would dramatically change the state's way of handling data breaches and would provide consumers with more transparency while imposing strict penalties on companies for suffering cyber attacks. States across the country have adopted or are actively seeking to adopt consumer privacy legislation.