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New SEC Identity Theft Red Flag Regulations Call Attention to Investment Advisers

by Charles Hertlein, Jr. | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 5/21/2013

It is probably fair to say most registered investment advisers, at least those below a certain size, did not pay a great deal of attention to the anti-identity theft, or “red flag” rules jointly adopted by the Federal Trade...more

Government RFI on New Cybersecurity Measures for Federal Contracts

by Connie Bertram | Proskauer - Government Contractor Compliance... on 5/21/2013

Last week, the General Services Administration (“GSA”) issued a Request for Information (“RFI”) soliciting comments from federal contractors on the feasibility of incorporating cybersecurity standards into federal...more

Proper Disclosure and Documentation the Focal Point in New HIPAA and Medicare Rules

by Stacey Borowicz, Tyler N. Williams | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 5/21/2013

New HIPAA Rule Affects Providers’ Notice of Privacy Practices - The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) requires health care providers to inform patients of the providers’ legal duties and the...more

Business News Digest – May 2013

In this issue: - Does the SEC Like Social Media? Understanding the Application of Regulation FD to Social Media - NIST Holds First Workshop on Executive Order Cybersecurity Framework - Jumpstart Our...more

BYOD Trends and Best Practices: Part 3 of It's 2013. Do You Know Where Your BYOD Policies Are?

by David Johnson, Joshua B. Konvisser | Pillsbury Global Sourcing Practice on 5/21/2013

In Part 3 of "It's 2013. Do You Know Where Your BYOD Policies Are?" we will address developing BYOD trends and best practices. Please check out Part 1 and 2 of this 3-part series addressing employee and employer concerns,...more

$45 Million Cyber-Attack Is Object Lesson From Verizon Study Showing No Business Is Safe, But Financial Institutions Bear Big Data...

by Jeffrey Vagle | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 5/21/2013

Newspapers around the world recently reported that a sophisticated and well-coordinated cyber-attack resulted in the theft of $45 million from thousands of ATMs worldwide....more

SEC Considering More Stringent Requirements For Cybersecurity Disclosures In The Wake Of Stock Manipulating Hacking Case

by Josh Deitz, Stephen Knaster, Katherine Lubin | Orrick - Securities Litigation and Regulatory... on 5/21/2013

Following up on clues earlier this year that the SEC may increase its scrutiny of cybersecurity disclosures, SEC Chairman Mary Jo White has asked the Commission to evaluate current guidance for cybersecurity disclosures and...more

HIPAA: Does Your Lease Comply?

by Stacey Borowicz, Simi Botic | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 5/21/2013

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) protects all "individually identifiable health information," commonly referred to as protected health information (“PHI”), held or transmitted by a...more

Health Care Reform Update -- May 20th, 2013

by Joseph P. Hammang, Alexander Hecht, Abby Matousek, Jeremy Rabinovitz | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 5/21/2013

In This Issue: Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Other HHS and Federal Regulatory Initiatives; Other Congressional and State Initiatives; Other Health Care News; and Hearings and Mark-Ups...more

Beyond Privacy Policies: Practical Privacy For Web Sites And Mobile Apps

by Anne Davies Newman | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 5/21/2013

In this environment of growing attention to the risks of data security breaches, and in the midst of an explosion of mobile applications that make data storage an increasingly far-flung proposition, many organizations assume...more

Court Dismisses California AG’s First Suit Against Mobile Application Provider Under Online Privacy Protection Act

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/21/2013

On May 9, the Superior Court of California dismissed California Attorney General Kamala Harris’ first suit against a company for allegedly failing to comply with the state’s Online Privacy Protection Act. California v. Delta...more

HIPAA Enforcement: Unleashing The Dogs

by Michael Volkov on 5/21/2013

Prosecutors are a fun bunch and they love their jobs and their mission – to prosecute law-breakers for violating the law. ...more

Rx for HIPAA Compliance

by Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 5/20/2013

Weighing in at half the length of Tolstoy’s legendary tome War and Peace, it is no surprise that the thought of the impending deadline for compliance with the 538-page HIPAA Omnibus Rule has left many small clinical...more

New Colorado Law Prohibits Employer Access to Applicant and Employee Personal Social Media Accounts

by Katharine Parker, Daniel Saperstein | Proskauer Rose LLP on 5/20/2013

On May 12, 2013, Colorado’s governor signed H.B. 1046 into law to forbid employers from requiring or requesting that prospective and current employees disclose their username and password to their personal social media...more

PODCAST - Inside Law - HIPAA Changes Overview by Emily Wey [Video]

by Polsinelli on 5/20/2013

More than two years in the making, the long-awaited final changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) were published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on...more

Florida Medical Record Disclosure Law Preempted by HIPAA

by Jennifer S. Geetter, James Saling, Heather Egan Sussman | McDermott Will & Emery on 5/20/2013

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit recently ruled that a Florida law requiring nursing homes to disclose patient records of deceased patients was preempted by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability...more

AP Scandal Demonstrates Need for Federal Shield Law to Protect Reporters [Video]

by LXBN on 5/20/2013

It was announced last week that the Department of Justice had some something many would deem unthinkable: they secretly obtained the phone records of twenty Associated Press reporters. This was done in an effort to root out a...more

Dodd-Frank Act Rulemaking: SEC and CFTC Issue Red Flags Rules to Address Identity Theft

by Cole Beaubouef, Scott H. Moss | Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 5/20/2013

On April 10, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”, together with the SEC, the “Commissions”) jointly issued final rules to require certain regulated...more

Cybersecurity Experts Urge Diligence at Portland Conference

by Bernstein Shur on 5/20/2013

From a Maine nonprofit group's leak of confidential data in February, to the May 9 discovery that a worldwide gang of criminals stole $45 million by hacking into a database of prepaid debit cards, information security...more

The Great Disappearing Acts: California Considers Two Bills Addressing the Removal of Online Information of Minors

by Jake Romero | Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 5/20/2013

Do you ever find yourself worrying that, given the types of things minors deem appropriate to post on social networking Web sites like Facebook and Twitter, our country won’t be able to produce an electable candidate for...more

Infobytes - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry - May 17, 2013

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/20/2013

In This Issue: - FEDERAL ISSUES - STATE ISSUES - COURTS - FIRM NEWS - FIRM PUBLICATIONS - MORTGAGES - BANKING - CONSUMER FINANCE - SECURITIES - PRIVACY/DATA SECURITY - Excerpt from...more

New Employee Privacy and Union Voting Rights Laws in Virginia Go Into Effect July 2013

by Thomas J. Flaherty, Rebecca Roche | Littler on 5/20/2013

Virginia has enacted two new laws that are intended to enhance employee protections, particularly during union organizing drives in the Commonwealth. One law guarantees the right to vote in a secret ballot election. The...more

FCC Rules Sellers May Be Vicariously Liable for Third-Party Telemarketers’ Violations of Telephone Consumer Protection Act

by Jim DeGraw, David McIntosh, Doug Meal, Mark Szpak | Ropes & Gray LLP on 5/20/2013

The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) recently declared that sellers of products and services can be held vicariously liable for actions of third-party telemarketers that violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act...more

Advertising News & Analysis - May 16, 2013

by Maggie Grace, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Amy Ralph Mudge, Gregory J. Sater, Randal M. Shaheen | Venable LLP on 5/20/2013

In this issue: - FTC vs. POM Wonderful: Scorched Earth Approach Burns Other Marketers - “New” Claims: There are Rules for Reboots - FTC Calls Stakeholders Together for Roundtable on Mobile...more

Minnesota Enacts “Ban the Box Law" Prohibiting Employment Application Criminal History Checkmark Boxes and Restricting Criminal...

by Dale Deitchler, Susan Fitzke, Rod Fliegel, Jennifer Mora | Littler on 5/19/2013

Effective January 1, 2014, recent amendments to Minnesota law will restrict the timing of pre-employment inquiries by most private employers into a candidate’s criminal past. Employers who are not exempted from the law may...more

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New SEC Identity Theft Red Flag Regulations Call Attention to Investment Advisers

Government RFI on New Cybersecurity Measures for Federal Contracts

Proper Disclosure and Documentation the Focal Point in New HIPAA and Medicare Rules

Business News Digest – May 2013

BYOD Trends and Best Practices: Part 3 of It's 2013. Do You Know Where Your BYOD Policies Are?

$45 Million Cyber-Attack Is Object Lesson From Verizon Study Showing No Business Is Safe, But Financial Institutions Bear Big Data...

SEC Considering More Stringent Requirements For Cybersecurity Disclosures In The Wake Of Stock Manipulating Hacking Case

HIPAA: Does Your Lease Comply?

Health Care Reform Update -- May 20th, 2013

Beyond Privacy Policies: Practical Privacy For Web Sites And Mobile Apps

Court Dismisses California AG’s First Suit Against Mobile Application Provider Under Online Privacy Protection Act

HIPAA Enforcement: Unleashing The Dogs

Rx for HIPAA Compliance

New Colorado Law Prohibits Employer Access to Applicant and Employee Personal Social Media Accounts

PODCAST - Inside Law - HIPAA Changes Overview by Emily Wey [Video]

Florida Medical Record Disclosure Law Preempted by HIPAA

AP Scandal Demonstrates Need for Federal Shield Law to Protect Reporters [Video]

Dodd-Frank Act Rulemaking: SEC and CFTC Issue Red Flags Rules to Address Identity Theft

Cybersecurity Experts Urge Diligence at Portland Conference

The Great Disappearing Acts: California Considers Two Bills Addressing the Removal of Online Information of Minors

Infobytes - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry - May 17, 2013

New Employee Privacy and Union Voting Rights Laws in Virginia Go Into Effect July 2013

FCC Rules Sellers May Be Vicariously Liable for Third-Party Telemarketers’ Violations of Telephone Consumer Protection Act

Advertising News & Analysis - May 16, 2013

Minnesota Enacts “Ban the Box Law" Prohibiting Employment Application Criminal History Checkmark Boxes and Restricting Criminal...

PODCAST - Inside Law - HIPAA Changes Overview by Emily Wey [Video]

AP Scandal Demonstrates Need for Federal Shield Law to Protect Reporters [Video]

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