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Rhode Island Becomes First State to Implement PDNS in All School Districts

My home state of Rhode Island may be the smallest in the union, but it has taken on a significant initiative to implement the Protective Domain Name Service (PDNS) in all 64 public school districts. PDNS, an initiative...more

Alston & Bird

The Digital Download – Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter – November 2024

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Publications & Advisories - November 2024 – Kathleen Benway, Jennifer Everett, Alysa Austin, and Kristen Bartolotta published “Federal Trade Commission’s Updated Health Breach Notification Rule Is Now in Effect” in Employee...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, Number 2. Privacy Briefs: February 2023

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, no 2 (February 2023) DCH Health Systems, based in Tuscaloosa, Ala., said it fired an employee in December after a routine privacy audit revealed evidence that the worker had accessed some...more

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Privacy Tip #258 – Misinformation on Social Media

The misinformation on social media about the election results (and other topics) is rampant. Social media companies like Twitter and Facebook are struggling with the balance between the First Amendment right to free speech...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Privacy Perils: The Expensive New Threat

By now, you’ve heard a horror story or two about ransomware. The city of Baltimore’s tale stands out. After cyber-criminals attacked the city’s servers and applications, they demanded $76,000 to decrypt the affected files....more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2019 #2

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The Federal Bureau of Investigations Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) recently issued a public service announcement warning private companies about the increasing numbers of ransomware attacks affecting private industry....more

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Privacy Perils: Cybersecurity Spans the Ages

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Thinking about cyber security education for young children, elderly parents and grandparents might not be necessarily be on the top of your priority list. But, it is important given the substantial increase in malware and...more

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FTC Launches Website to Help Small Businesses with Cyber Attacks

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on May 9, 2017, that it has launched a new website that “helps small businesses avoid scams and cyber-attacks.”...more

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Health Care Employees at the Frontline in The Battle Against Ransomware

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As recent noteworthy attacks have shown, no health care organization or provider is safe from ransomware threats, and the results of an attack can be devastating. Ransomware is a virus which limits or eliminates access to...more

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FBI warns of continued use of Cryptowall ransomware schemes

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center recently issued an alert “Criminals Continue to Defraud and Extort Funds from Victims Using Cryptowall Ransomware Schemes” that indicates that the Center continues to receive...more

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