On October 28, 2020, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a joint warning that they...more
10/30/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
FBI ,
Germany ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
New Guidance ,
Pennsylvania ,
Ransomware
On August 14, 2018, the Brazilian government approved the Brazilian General Data Protection Law, known as the Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais (“LGPD”). Enforcement was set to begin on August 15, 2020 but then, due to...more
9/11/2020
/ Binding Corporate Rules ,
Brazil ,
Certifications ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Officers (DPOs) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
New Guidance ,
Noncompliance ,
Penalties ,
Personal Data
New privacy challenges await California businesses as they begin to develop plans to reopen after more than two months of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most businesses are required to fill out a county-specific safe...more
Employers and employees are bracing themselves for a new heightened level of surveillance in the workplace not seen since the aftermath of 9/11. These new measures will leverage advanced technologies such as artificial...more
On May 13, 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Research Agency (CISA) issued an announcement directed at organizations involved in COVID-19 research to be on increased...more
As industry continues to adapt to the evolving realities of shelter-in-place orders, companies face challenges in supporting an unprecedented remote workforce while balancing compliance with a variety of regulatory agencies....more
5/4/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
OCR ,
Popular ,
Safe Harbors ,
World Health Organization
On March 19, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted a statement on the processing of personal data in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak. The EDPB made it clear that while the EU’s General Data Protection...more
As industry continues to adapt to the evolving realities of shelter-in-place orders, companies face challenges in supporting an unprecedented remote workforce while balancing compliance with a variety of regulatory agencies....more
4/9/2020
/ Business Interruption ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
OCR ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Remote Working ,
Small Business ,
State of Emergency