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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Cybersecurity In Construction: How To Effectively Mitigate Cyber Risk

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The construction industry’s reliance on digital data and devices has reshaped the construction process. When used properly, digital technology facilitates collaboration and increases productivity. However, growing dependence...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FTC’s Proposed Settlement with Blackbaud Requires Data Deletion and Data Governance

On February 1, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had reached a proposed settlement with that would require Blackbaud Inc. (“Blackbaud”) to delete personal data it does not need to retain and upgrade...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

BA Depicted by OCR as Example of Ransomware Dangers Recovered Quickly, Didn’t Expect Fine

Report on Patient Privacy 23, no. 11 (November, 2023) Tim DiBona clearly remembers Christmas Eve 2018 when the staff of his small firm—Doctors’ Management Service (DMS)—arrived at their West Bridgewater, Mass., office to...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: October 2023

Report on Patient Privacy 23, no. 10 (October, 2023) Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals will pay California $49 million to resolve allegations that they unlawfully disposed of hazardous waste,...more

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Critical Issues in Cyber Incident Response: What Happens After a Ransom Payment is Made

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Ransomware trends – specifically related to frequency, cost, and payout – should no longer surprise us. We depend on technology more and more, integrating it into every aspect of our lives. As for data management, there is...more

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[Webcast Transcript] M365 for Law Firms and Lawyers: Purview Premium eDiscovery and Security, Capabilities and War Stories

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Editor’s Note: In a rapidly evolving technological landscape, understanding the capabilities and limitations of platforms like Microsoft 365 (M365) is crucial for law firms, especially in the realms of eDiscovery and...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2023 #2

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CYBERSECURITY - Clop Claims Zero-Day Attacks Against 130 Organizations - Russia-linked ransomware gang Clop has claimed that it has attacked over 130 organizations since late January, using a zero-day vulnerability in...more

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Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act: Significant Changes to Incident Reporting Are on the Horizon

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In May 2021, Colonial Pipeline, a privately held oil pipeline responsible for nearly half of the oil supply for the U.S. East Coast, was crippled by a DarkSide ransomware attack. DarkSide is widely believed to be a...more

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New Year’s Resolutions for Legal Teams.

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January is a time where many individuals implement new goals or strategies for success. This piece will take a goals style approach to explore how a litigation support partner can improve a legal team’s efficiency,...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded - Technology Law Insights, Issue 23, 2022

Complex, Customized CRISPR Combo Could Help Patients Cure Their Own Cancer - “In a small phase 1 clinical trial run by PACT Pharma, researchers edited the genes of 16 patients’ immune cells to work against their cancer,...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Worried about Ransomware? Ten Steps to Help Legal Counsel Understand and Mitigate the Risk

Executive teams in the U.S. live in fear of a successful ransomware attack, and who can blame them? Attacks are both prevalent and evolving. Many attackers have shifted from encrypting data and locking up systems to also (or...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

An Overview of Data Privacy and Protection Laws for Manufacturers

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For many manufacturers, data privacy and protection laws may seem like legal concerns that apply to other, more consumer-facing companies.  While that may be largely true, given the ubiquitous nature of data, no business can...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Few Organizations are Actually Preparing for a Ransomware Attack

Although executives of organizations report that ransomware is their number one security concern, and 87 percent of them expect an increase in cyber-attacks against their organizations over the next year, only one-third of...more

Nossaman LLP

How to Prevent an OFAC Sanction When Responding to a Ransomware Attack

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A ransomware attack is a major threat affecting all sectors of business, including healthcare. Organizations typically follow state and federal privacy laws as part of their ransomware prevention and response measures....more

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[Webcast Transcript] Ransomware, Incident Response, and Cyber Discovery: History, Solutions, and AI Workflows

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Editor’s Note: On August 11, 2021, HaystackID shared an educational webcast designed to inform and update cybersecurity, information governance, and eDiscovery professionals on how organizations can prepare, address, and...more

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A Hard Lesson from the Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack

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In the immediate aftermath of the May 7, 2021 Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, the focus, naturally, is on the rush to get the pipeline back on line after identifying and patching any vulnerabilities that caused the...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2020 #2

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CYBERSECURITY - U.S. Chamber of Commerce and FICO Release Security Guidelines on Telework During COVID-19 - It is no secret that companies are experiencing an increase in security incidents following the transition...more

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Financial Daily Dose 2.10.2020 | Top Story: Volvo May go Public Via Merger With Owner’s Geely Automobile Holdings

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Volvo’s owner, Li Shufu, is mulling over a move to combine the carmaker with his publicly traded Geely Automobile Holdings—a play that would take Volvo public and “unify the bulk of billionaire Li’s growing stable of...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

LifeLabs Pays Ransom to Retrieve Patient Data

It is being reported that LifeLabs, a Canadian lab company that is the largest provider of laboratory diagnostics and lab testing services in Canada, recently paid an undisclosed ransom to hackers who compromised its computer...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - November 2019 #2

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Security researchers Intezer and IBM X-Force have identified a new ransomware that is seriously vicious. It’s PureLocker—named because it is programmed in PureBasic language, which is apparently unusual. ...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - November 2019

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Cyberliability insurance provider Beazley Insurance Company has analyzed its internal breach response data and determined that in its experience, there has been a thirty-seven percent (37%) increase in ransomware attacks this...more

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