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Bys sJoseph J. Lazzarotti and Phillip A. Baggett of JacksonLewis write: On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 2610 into law, joining a growing number of states that aim to incentivize sound cybersecurity practices through legislative safe harbors. Modeled on laws in states like Ohio and Utah, the new Texas statute provides that certain businesses…
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Bys sCharmian Aw, Melissa B. Levine, and Ciara O’Leary of Hogan Lovells write: On 9 October 2025 the Federal Court of Australia (the Court) imposed an AU$5.8 million civil penalty on Australian Clinical Labs Limited, one of Australia’s largest private hospital pathology service providers (the Company), for systemic failures that led to the unauthorised access to……