Over the past several years, the number of states with comprehensive consumer data privacy laws has increased exponentially from just a handful—California, Colorado, Virginia, Connecticut, and Utah—to up to twenty by some...more
9/20/2024
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI ,
Risk Assessment ,
State Privacy Laws
The success of an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm depends in large part upon trust, yet many AI technologies function as opaque ‘black boxes.’ Indeed, some are intentionally designed that way. This charts a mistaken...more
Ransomware Particularly Inflicts Health Care and Life Sciences Organizations -
Ransomware is a malicious cyber threat vector that employs encryption malware to prevent users from accessing their systems and data unless...more
6/3/2021
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
FBI ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Information Technology ,
Malware ,
Medical Records ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Management
On January 1, 2020 California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) largely came into effect, albeit with several last-minute modifications and a need to promulgate regulations. ...more
6/23/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HITECH Act ,
Life Sciences ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI ,
State and Local Government
As discussed in an earlier blog post, the New York state Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (or “SHIELD Act”), was signed into law on July 25, 2019....more
3/2/2020
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Management ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Security Standards ,
SHIELD Act ,
State and Local Government ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
January 28th marks Data Privacy Day which commemorates the signing of the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data. This international treaty is the first of its kind...more
1/28/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Management ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SHIELD Act ,
State and Local Government