I knew I would get it. It was just a matter of time. The dreaded breach notification email from Starwood Hotels/Marriott hit my inbox this Monday. As you know, I am one that is serious about data privacy. I have received notification of data breaches of my information before, and what irks me is that
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Marriott Announces Massive Data Breach—Illustrates the Importance of Cybersecurity in M&A Due Diligence
By Robinson+Cole's Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Team on
Posted in Data Breach
Marriott today announced a major data breach, perhaps one of the largest in history. This breach illustrates the often made point that breaches and intrusions happen and go unnoticed for months or years. Marriott’s breach involved an unauthorized party that copied and encrypted information in the Starwood reservations database back in 2014. When Marriott acquired…