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HHS Issues New Guidance on Patient Privacy Following Dobbs Decision

On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court held in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that the United States Constitution does not confer a right to an abortion. In Dobbs, the Court explicitly overruled Roe...more

Capping Cyber Casualties: Steps to Avoid Cyberattacks Flowing From Hostilities in Ukraine

The televised “thud” of explosions in Ukraine has an ominous but deceptively distant tone. For many organizations the hostilities are closer at hand, in the form of cyberattacks that could spread beyond the Russian-Ukrainian...more

A New Sheriff in Town: Enforcement of the CCPA Picks Up Under Bonta

The California Office of the Attorney General (OAG), under the leadership of new Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta, has taken significant actions in recent weeks indicating that it is ramping up and potentially adding a new...more

New Year, New Law, New Privacy Preparations: Key Tasks Arising Under the CPRA in 2021

California voters approved Proposition 24, also known as the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), in November 2020. The ballot initiative, which passed with approximately 56% support from voters, expands the California...more

Ransomware Payments May Violate Sanctions Laws, U.S. Treasury Department Warns

On October 1, 2020, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an advisory to companies that pay a ransom in the wake of a cyberattack. Specifically, the advisory warned that...more

Home, Sweet Home — Cybersecurity Tips for Work-From-Home Employers and Employees

To minimize the spread of the coronavirus, many companies and state and local governments recently mandated that non-essential employees work from home rather than come into the office. While modern technology makes such...more

The Federal Government Enters the Big Data Fray

As the spotlight brightens on the financial services industry’s use of data, Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (D-OH) officially began their work...more

The Most Aggressive Privacy Law in the U.S.: Tracking the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018

Signed into law on June 28, 2018, the California Consumer Privacy Act provides the most comprehensive and aggressive privacy law in the United States — despite being pushed through the legislative process in one week....more

Damaging, but Preventable: WannaCry Report Reveals Vital Cyberattack Prevention Practices

In May 2017, ransomware known as WannaCry affected computers in organizations around the world, encrypting data and demanding “ransoms” of between $300 and $600, payable in Bitcoin. WannaCry spread through organizations’...more

‘Tis the Season . . . for Insurance Model Laws

They seem to come earlier every year, don’t they? Grab your seasonally spiced latte and huddle around the bonfire to read the final version of the Insurance Data Security Model Law (Data Security Model) adopted by the...more

Privacy Progress Report: Key Findings From the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield's First Annual Review

On October 18, 2017, the EU Commission released its report of the first annual review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework. The Privacy Shield is the successor of the Safe Harbor Agreement which was invalidated by the...more

Watch Out for Disaster Scams: A Guide to Giving to Hurricane Relief

A time of crisis can bring out the best in people — a desire to help others in need — but it can also bring out the worst. Unfortunately, natural disasters create opportunities for scammers to prey on generous people who are...more

One Year Out: The EU's General Data Protection Regulation and How U.S. Businesses Can (and Must) Prepare to Comply

A year from today, radical changes to data privacy laws in the European Union will come into effect. Businesses should start preparing now, given the significant changes. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will...more

Don't WannaCry? Then You Better Prepare: Advice for Legal and Compliance Leaders in the Wake of a Global Cyberattack

In the aftermath of the WannaCry ransomware attack, all organizations should take the opportunity to examine their cybersecurity protocols with an eye for optimizing practices and mitigating risks. We've outlined action items...more

In Executive Order, President Trump Sets New Standards for Cybersecurity

President Trump has issued a much-anticipated executive order (EO) on cybersecurity. The order requires all federal executive agencies to adhere to a single security framework and is intended to improve the nation’s defenses...more

Don't Get Hooked: Lessons From Yesterday's Phishing Scheme

On May 3, a new phishing scheme ravaged school districts, colleges, universities and media companies. The scheme uses a convincing imitation of an email Google Docs invitation — often received from someone with a seemingly...more

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