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NIST Publishes Guide To Secure An Organization’s Mobile Devices

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Just last month, the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE), a part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), published guidance for public and private companies to protect mobile devices and...more

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NIST Guidance for Reducing Mobile Device Cybersecurity Risks

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If your organization embraces (or simply allows!) the use of mobile devices for the workplace, the natural tradeoff you’re making for increased productivity, efficiency and convenience is an increase in cybersecurity risks to...more

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Senators Introduce Legislation to Improve Cybersecurity of Internet-Connected Devices

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It is estimated that the number of devices connected to the internet could reach 30 billion by 2020. These connected devices include mobile phones, household appliances, smart watches, and even vehicles....more

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NIST Extends Deadline for Comments to Mobile Device Infrastructure Guidance

All enterprises are struggling with the security risks posed by the use of mobile devices by employees. Companies want their employees to have easy access to information so that they can perform their job functions in an...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

NIST Recommends Against SMS as Second Authentication Factor

On July 29, Paul Grassi, the Senior Standards and Technology Advisor at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) posted an unusual blog regarding the new draft NIST Special Publication 800-63-3: Digital...more

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China Released the Latest Classification Catalogue of Telecommunications Services (2015 Revision)

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On December 28, 2015, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China (the MIIT) released the newly revised Classification Catalogue of Telecommunications Services (2015 Catalogue) and the new Catalogue is due to...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Comment period for NIST guide “Model Device Security” coming to a close

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has announced that the comment period for the draft NIST Cybersecurity Practice Guide “Mobile Device Security: Cloud& Hybrid Builds” will close on January 8, 2016....more

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Is Your HIPAA Compliance Program Ready for the FTC?

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Everyone in healthcare knows that the next round of HIPAA audits is coming. Covered entities and business associates have long been advised to review and update their HIPAA security risk analyses, have business associate...more

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Comment period extended for NIST Cybersecurity Practice Guide

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced that due to stakeholder feed-back, the period to submit comments for the draft guide, “Securing Electronic Health Records on Mobile Devices” has been extended...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

NIST issues Draft Framework for Cyber-Physical System

On September 18, 2015, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued its draft Framework for Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), which is “intended to provide a methodology for understanding, designing and...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Time for a HIPAA Security Check-Up!

The 2015 HIPAA Security conference held by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) kicked off last week with OCR’s...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

[Webinar] Mobile Device Management for Health Care Organizations and Vendors - Sept. 10th, 10:00am PDT

In this webinar, we will demystify the HIPAA Security Rule and how to apply the administrative, physical, and technical safeguards in a mobile environment. We will discuss key takeaways from the recently released NIST Draft...more

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NIST Releases Draft Cybersecurity Practice Guide For Electronic Health Records

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On July 22, the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (“NCCoE”), a U.S. government organization formed in 2012 within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”), released a draft Cybersecurity Practice...more

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New NIST Guide Advises Healthcare Companies on Securing Patient Health Information on Mobile Devices

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In response to a growing demand for cybersecurity guidance in the health care industry, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), through its National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, recently published a...more

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NIST Issues Draft Guidance for Mobile Health Data

With health care breaches constantly on the rise, increasing access to electronic health records (EHRs) from mobile devices, and more prevalent “shadow” cloud use, health care organizations are getting a bit of help from the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

NIST releases draft guide for use of mobile devices for medical providers

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) cybersecurity center released a draft guide last week for health IT professionals to use to bolster security for the use of mobile devices in the health care industry....more

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NIST Releases Guidelines for Vetting the Security of Mobile Applications Used by Businesses and Their Employees

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Companies and their employees are increasingly using mobile devices and mobile applications (apps) to improve connectivity, communication and productivity. Unfortunately, these same companies may be unintentionally exposing...more

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NIST Issues Guidelines on Mobile Security

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued guidelines to help federal agencies manage and secure mobile devices used by their employees for government business....more

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Best Practices on Security of Mobile Devices Recently Issued by NIST

The latest in a series of National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) publications is the Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices in the Enterprise (the “Guidelines”), a comprehensive document to...more

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