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National Institute of Standards and Technology Cyber Attacks Financial Institutions

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: February 2024

The American Hospital Association (AHA) has warned that information technology (IT) help desks are being targeted in a social engineering scheme that uses the stolen identity of revenue cycle employees or employees in other...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Proposed Federal Cybersecurity Regulations for Financial Institutions Face an Uncertain Future

Last year’s proposed comprehensive framework for cybersecurity rules for large financial institutions is suddenly facing an uncertain future. With the comment period having closed as of February 2017, the framework was facing...more

Alston & Bird

The Digital Download - Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter – November 2016

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Updates on the EU: German DPA Publishes First Privacy Shield Guidelines, Requires German-Law Contracts for Transfers. On June 7, 2016, the European Commission adopted the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. One question that many...more

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FFIEC Releases Answers To FAQs About Cybersecurity Assessment Tool

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On October 17, 2016, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (“FFIEC” or the “Council”) released a set of answers to frequently asked questions about its cybersecurity assessment tool (the “CAT”). The FFIEC, an...more

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FFIEC Provides Concrete Guidance on Setting Up Information Security Programs

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The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC)—the interagency body tasked with setting uniform principals and standards for the examination of financial institutions by federal prudential regulators,...more

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FFIEC Weighs in on Cybersecurity in Light of Unprecedented Risk of Cyber Threats

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As financial institutions of all sizes continue to face unprecedented cybersecurity risk, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) released its Cybersecurity Assessment Tool. The Assessment is...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Data Breach Response Planning: Laying the Right Foundation

Part of Bradley Arant’s Privacy and Information Security Team’s seven-part Data Breach Toolkit Webinar Series, the “Data Breach Response Planning: Laying the Right Foundation” webinar, led by Paige Boshell and Amy Leopard,...more

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FTC Can Regulate Cybersecurity Practices, Third Circuit Rules

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) can regulate cybersecurity policies and procedures as “unfair” acts or practices under Section 5 of the FTC Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled in a very important...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New Guidance for Financial Institution Directors and Officers In Cybersecurity Preparedness

Earlier this summer, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) released its highly anticipated Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (Assessment), which is designed to assist financial institutions in identifying...more

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