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Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Generative AI Poses Unique Risks to Data Security, NIST Warns

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has opened a new front in the battle to keep confidential information secure. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released a draft report highlighting the...more

Nextpoint, Inc.

Tips for Moving Data to a New eDiscovery Platform

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Legal data migration in ediscovery can seem overwhelming, but a proper plan will keep the process simple. Here’s what you should keep in mind when moving data to a new ediscovery platform. Change is inevitable, and that...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

NIST Releases Public Draft of Revised Guidelines Aimed at Helping Contractors Protect Sensitive Information

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On May 10, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released its initial public draft of SP 800-171, Revision 3, a set of updated guidelines aimed at helping organizations better handle confidential...more

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

Updating Government Contracting Documents for Cybersecurity

This article is the third and final installment in a series of articles about how lawyers can better serve their clients by involving themselves in cybersecurity planning at an early stage. Just like Return of the Jedi was...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Managing Third-Party Vendor Regulatory Compliance

Data breaches are a hot topic and will undoubtedly get even hotter. Cybersecurity for your own enterprise isn’t enough — you must evaluate your vendors and determine if they’re prepared to resist cyberattacks.  ...more

Troutman Pepper

Google Health's Partnerships Raise Privacy Concerns

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Google Health’s Partnerships Raise Privacy Concerns - Recently, Google has been at the center of privacy concerns due to its health- sharing collaborations with the University of Chicago Medical Center (the Medical Center)...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Ohio Gives Breach Safe Harbor for Companies with Written Data Security Program

Effective November 2, 2018, companies that suffer a breach may have certain defenses in Ohio if they have a written cybersecurity program in place. Under this new law, companies can use as an affirmative defense the existence...more

Holland & Knight LLP

DSS Revises Cybersecurity Requirements for Contractors Handling Classified Information

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On May 18, 2016, Department Security Service (DSS) recently approved Change 2 (Change 2) to the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM). Change 2 significantly revised Chapter 8 of the NISPOM relating...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Department of Education requests emergency review of Guaranty Agencies’ security over student financial aid information

On July 16, 2015, the Department of Education issued a request through notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency clearance so that Federal Student Aid (FSA) can initiate a formal security assessment...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Another Prologue to Cybersecurity Regulations: Controlled Unclassified Information (“CUI”) – What Contractors Need to Know and Why...

Government contractors should take note of a proposed new rule that could impose significant new data storage obligations when finalized. The Federal Government is taking another baby-step towards cybersecurity regulation...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Just In Time for the Holidays: More Security Requirements From NIST

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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published draft recommendations aimed at securing the confidentiality of sensitive federal information located within non-federal entities’ information technology...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Privacy and Security Alert: January 9th, 2014

On December 5, 2013, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) reported on the Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR) compliance as of May 2011 with oversight and enforcement of the Security Rule and compliance with federal cybersecurity...more

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