We recently wrote about North Carolina’s new law prohibiting state agencies - including public schools and universities - from paying a ransom or even communicating with a threat actor following a ransomware incident. On June...more
On April 5th, North Carolina became the first state to prohibit state agencies and local governments from paying ransoms after becoming victims of a ransomware attack. Indeed, in addition to prohibiting said entities from...more
In the event of a ransomware attack, there are a host of legal frameworks that could potentially be implicated. Whether those laws apply often depends on the nature of the data that the threat actor accessed and/or acquired....more
4/19/2022
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
DFARS ,
Educational Institutions ,
FERPA ,
FOIA ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Management ,
Safeguards Rule ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
The ransomware epidemic has affected and continues to affect all industries, including healthcare, manufacturing and finance. Since 2020, however, the education industry has been targeted as much as or more than any other...more
Although it was widely reported that several ransomware threat actor groups have pledged to not target healthcare providers until the COVID-19 pandemic is over, BakerHostetler’s Digital Assets and Data Management Practice...more