It didn’t take long for New York’s interim Attorney General to send a strong message to the business community about the importance of data security....more
A complaint filed Monday by Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer accuses Uber Technologies Inc. of violating California law by concealing “for an entire year” a data breach that exposed the names and license numbers of...more
Ransomware attacks at hospitals and other healthcare facilities have dramatically increased over the last several years, putting healthcare providers in the uncomfortable position of having to consider paying thousands of...more
8/9/2016
/ Breach Notification Rule ,
Covered Entities ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Hospitals ,
New Guidance ,
PHI ,
Ransomware
On April 28, 2016 the United States Supreme Court proposed a modification to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 41 that significantly alters the manner in which the government can obtain search warrants to access computer...more
5/18/2016
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Digital Media ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Foreign Jurisdictions ,
Government Investigations ,
Hackers ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Rule 41 ,
SCOTUS ,
Search Warrant ,
Surveillance
Self-defense is a natural, almost reflexive human instinct. But it has a complicated history in American law, full of contradiction and compromise. Many jurisdictions have long recognized that an otherwise illegal act—such...more