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The 2024 Year in Review: Cybersecurity, AI, and Privacy Developments

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2024 was a record-breaking year for the wrong reasons, as it unfortunately involved the largest and most destructive data breaches. These data breaches affected companies of all sizes and in every sector, costing the United...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Cybersecurity Risks and Regulatory Challenges Impact Hospitality Industry

The hospitality industry is a prime target for cyber criminals, due in part to the high volume of sensitive guest data, including financial information, that companies maintain. Almost one-third of hospitality organizations...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Where should the buck stop? Risks to CISOs in today’s regulatory environment

Joseph Sullivan, Uber’s beleaguered former Chief Information Security Officer, was back in the news last month when he appealed his 2023 conviction for his role in concealing a 2016 breach of Uber’s network and customer data....more

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Right To Know - October 2024, Vol. 22

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Cyber, Privacy, and Technology Report - Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed....more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Health Record - Healthcare Law Insights, Issue 1, May 2024

Welcome to our inaugural issue of The Health Record - our healthcare law insights e-newsletter! As such, we wanted to pull together our insights and pass them along to you. Our goal is to create a publication that is...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

Wiley Rein LLP

Cybersecurity in 2024: Ten Top Issues to Consider

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As we enter the New Year, Wiley has looked back at the top cyber issues for 2023 and what they mean for 2024. Last year, we saw the rollout of the National Cybersecurity Strategy—which outlined a new era of cyber oversight—as...more

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The Digital Download – Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter – November 2023

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Publications and Advisories - November 13, 2023 – Kathleen Benway, Kate Hanniford, Amy Mushahwar, Kim Peretti, and Lance Taubin published “Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Advisory: FTC Approved New Data Breach Notification...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FTC reports on efforts to combat cross-border fraud and ransomware attacks

On October 20, the FTC published two reports outlining its efforts to protect consumers against cross-border fraud and ransomware attacks. In the first report, the FTC described the US SAFE Web Act (SAFE WEB), passed in...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, Number 1. Privacy Briefs: January 2023

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, no 1 (January 2023) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said a data breach at a Medicare subcontractor impacted the personally identifiable information and protected...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Uber’s Former Chief Security Officer Found Guilty of Obstruction for Coverup of Data Breaches

On October 5, 2022, after a monthlong jury trial, former Uber Chief Information Security Officer Joseph Sullivan was found guilty of obstructing proceedings of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and misprision of a felony...more

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[Webcast Transcript] From Strategy to Tactics: Data Remediation at Private Equity and Hedge Funds

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On April 20, HaystackID shared an educational webcast developed to discuss best practices for handling big data and provide tangible field-experienced methods for data remediation. These best practices can be implemented at...more

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FTC issues warning to companies in light of Log4j risks

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As 2021 came to a close and the ever-present threat of ransomware attacks continued to loom large, there was arguably no greater security risk in the minds of cybersecurity professionals than the Log4j vulnerability. Jen...more

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Ankura Cyber Threat Intelligence Bulletin (January 2022)

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Over the past sixty days, the Ankura Cybersecurity team has worked with clients to solve cybersecurity challenges involving the rampantly exploited Log4Shell vulnerability, recent security changes within Meta (Facebook), and...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2022 #2

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CYBERSECURITY - New Mexico County Recovering from Ransomware Attack - Another day, another governmental entity hit with a ransomware attack. If you are a resident of Bernalillo County, New Mexico, and you need a marriage...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - September 2021

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CYBERSECURITY - FBI Warns of Hive Ransomware Following Attack Against Hospital System - On August 25, 2021, the FBI issued a Flash Alert to warn companies, especially in the health care industry, about the proliferation...more

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More Privacy, Please - August 2021

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Do you want a simple way to keep current on important privacy changes? Avoid sleepless nights wondering whether you missed a privacy speed bump or pothole between annual updates? Worry no longer. Troutman Pepper is pleased to...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

White House to Business: “Take Ransomware Crime Seriously”

As we come out of the COVID-19 pandemic, it appears that another type of infection is threatening business and ransomware continues to spread. ...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Individual Criminal Liability For Failure To Disclose Data Breach Establishes A New Level Of Risk For Companies And Executives

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General Counsel and in-house legal departments have long struggled with articulating the risk of and determining the appropriate response to breaches of the company network and the potential exposure of confidential...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Cybersecurity: Threats, Consequences, and the Regulatory Framework

In today’s world, cybersecurity breaches and threats are pervasive concerns for any business entity, without exception. Working from home arrangements due to COVID-19 constraints only magnify the risk and create further...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Special Report - 2019 Hospital and Health Systems Year in Review

Hospitals and health systems are facing consumer demand for innovation, the need to expand and enhance streams of revenue and the push for improved quality, all while navigating changing regulations, federal enforcement,...more

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Interactive Counsel Newsletter: Privacy Report: FBI Issues Updated Ransomware Guidance

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FBI Issues Updated Ransomware Guidance - A recent report from New Zealand-based cybersecurity firm Emsisoft has revealed the extent to which ransomware is being used in cyberattacks in the United States. The first 9 months...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2019 #4

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LockerGoga Ransomware Hits Manufacturer and Chemical Companies - In the last two weeks, ransomware dubbed LockerGoga has attacked aluminum manufacturer Norsk Hydro, which announced that as a result of the attack, it had...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2019 #3

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The headlines of hacking incidents against counties, cities and towns are racking up like the retail space was several years ago. The hackers have targeted state and municipalities to wreak their havoc. This week, Orange...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - July 2018 #2

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We have previously reported on the ongoing cybersecurity issues with St. Jude defibrillators [view related posts here, here, and here]. On June 29, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classified the required firmware...more

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