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The FTC Safeguards Rule, PCI DSS, state law and breach notification in plain English.

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Compliance & Regulation

Data Breach Notification Laws: What US Small Businesses Actually Owe Customers

Sep 1, 2026 · 3 min read

Every US state has its own breach notification law, and the details differ. Here is what small businesses should understand and prepare before an incident forces the question.

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The FTC Safeguards Rule for tax preparers: knowing where client data lives

Aug 31, 2026 · 5 min read

The Safeguards Rule asks tax preparers to identify and manage the data, devices and systems they rely on. Here is why a written program starts with knowing where client data actually sits.

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Nevada's NRS 603A: what Reno businesses should know about personal information

Aug 26, 2026 · 4 min read

Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 603A covers how businesses protect and report breaches of residents' personal information. A plain-language look for Reno-Sparks offices.

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PCI DSS for offices that only take cards occasionally

Aug 24, 2026 · 4 min read

If your office takes a card payment now and then, the simplest PCI path is to avoid storing card numbers at all. Here is how that works and where stray numbers hide.

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GDPR for US Companies: Do You Need to Care?

Aug 2, 2026 · 4 min read

GDPR can reach across the Atlantic. See when a US small business may fall under the EU's data-protection rules and why knowing where personal data lives matters either way.

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PCI DSS for Small Businesses: Finding Stray Cardholder Data Before an Audit

Jul 3, 2026 · 3 min read

A card number you forgot you stored can pull your whole office into PCI scope. Learn how card data leaks into everyday files and how to locate it before your next assessment.