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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

DOJ False Claims Act Statistics Feature Record Numbers, Familiar Industries and New Initiatives for FY 2023

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On February 22, 2024, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) reported its annual recoveries under the False Claims Act (“FCA” or “the Act”) for Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2023, in which it recovered more than $2.68 billion in settlements...more

Foley Hoag LLP

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Tells K-12 Institutions to Start Small, Build Up, and Collaborate to Fight...

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With the adoption of new technology, including the quick and unexpected shift to virtual learning because of the COVID-19 pandemic, K-12 institutions are at an increased risk of cyberattacks and threats thereof. The rise in...more

Epstein Becker & Green

[Event] Workforce (re)calibrated: Driving the New Workplace Forward - October 3rd, New York, NY

Interested in attending the 2022 Annual Workforce Management Briefing? Presenters at this full-day complimentary event include EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, and thought leaders...more

WilmerHale

In Case You Missed It: Launch Links - May 2022 #2

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Some interesting links we found across the web this week: Is This the Great Reset for Venture Capital?  The end of running with the bulls (bull market, that is) has the venture capital market anxious to understand...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights, Volume 3, Issue 2

BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy Faces Lawsuit Over Healthcare Data Breach - "Florida-based BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy allegedly failed to safeguard PII and notify patients of a healthcare data breach that impacted 350K, the...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

2021 Saw Litigators Keenly Interested in Keeping Pace With Technology

Out of the many law-related articles Esquire Deposition Solutions published in 2021, those dealing with technology and the future of the legal profession consistently attracted the highest level of interest within our...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Richmond Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - December 10th, Richmond, VA

Our one-day Regional Compliance Conferences provide attendees with a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your compliance successes and challenges, and create educational...more

Goodwin

FDIC Seeks Comment on Supervisory Approach to Examinations During Pandemic

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In This Issue. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is seeking information and comment regarding the FDIC’s supervisory approach to examinations during the pandemic; the FDIC’s tech lab, FIDTECH, announced a “tech...more

BakerHostetler

Ransomware, COVID-19 and Regulations: Healthcare Entities Confront a Triple Threat

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Given what the healthcare industry faced in 2020, the seventh edition of our Data Security Incident Response (DSIR) Report, “Disruption and Transformation,” is aptly titled. As if fighting the COVID-19 pandemic weren’t enough...more

BCLP

Recovery and Transformation - a checklist for business

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Business as (un)-usual after Covid? As we emerge from the pandemic, it is becoming increasingly clear that planning and working for a return to business as usual will not be enough. To survive in the marketplace, careful...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

As Pandemic Enters 2nd Year, CISOs Face Ongoing Telework, Telemedicine Challenges

Report on Patient Privacy 21, no. 4 (April 2021) - As the COVID-19 pandemic progressed from its urgent beginning to almost a “new normal,” chief information security officers (CISOs) at health systems have been fighting...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Best Practices for Managing Cyber Risks in a Cyber World

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The shift to a work-from-home economy has enabled companies and employees to continue functioning during the pandemic but one unintended consequence of this overnight transition has been the increased risk of cyberattacks....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Transportation Cybersecurity and Privacy Under Biden

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President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris will be inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2021, ushering in a new set of regulatory and legislative priorities during the next four years. Chief among the Biden...more

Carlton Fields

Ledgers and Law: Real-World Planning for Cyber Attacks

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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way millions of people work. Remote workers are especially vulnerable to cyber threats such as ransomware and business email compromise. Joe Swanson, chair of Carlton Fields’...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Cyber Attackers Threaten COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Chain

As COVID-19 vaccine approvals and eventual distribution kicks into high gear, there has been a corresponding – and not particularly surprising – increase in cyber threat activity targeting both vaccine producers and other...more

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

The ABA’s 2020 Public Procurement Symposium

The American Bar Association Public Contract Law Section (PCLS) will be hosting the 2020 Public Procurement Symposium from Wednesday, November 18 to Friday, November 20, 2020....more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

The Five Biggest Work From Home Cybersecurity Weaknesses Hiding Right Under your Nose

As “work from home” continues months into the COVID-19 pandemic, for most businesses, the big logistical issues in the transition have largely been resolved. Home offices are fully stocked and remote access is configured....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Secureworks 2020 Incident Response Report Confirms Increased Vulnerabilities with At Home Workers During Pandemic

Secureworks issues an annual Incident Response Report that is very helpful in obtaining information on what types of incidents are occurring in order to become more resistant to threats. The 2020 IR Report was recently...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Threats, Harassment, and Contact Tracing: Why Privacy Programs are Expanding to Protect Health Care Workers

Back in March we wrote about Address Confidentiality Programs (ACPs) as the “high stakes compliance risk you probably haven’t heard of.” These state-sponsored programs were traditionally designed to protect victims of crimes...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Ransomware Attacks During COVID-19

As we previously described and as reflected in the rapidly increasing number of cyber-attacks since its start, the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a shift in working practices that hackers and other bad actors are using to...more

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UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Warns That Fund Managers Are at Increased Risk of Cyber Attacks

With 46% of UK business reporting a cyber attack during 2019/2020 and 32% reporting at least one a week – see the UK Government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2020 – the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has issued a...more

Alston & Bird

Six Practical Tips for Practicing Cyberhygiene in the Middle of a Global Pandemic

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Businesses are facing long-term cybersecurity challenges as COVID-19 cases spike and remote work environments need to remain operational, scalable, and capable of flexing with cycles of coronavirus resurgence. Our...more

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[Webinar] Legal SWOT Analysis: Identifying Opportunities & Threats for eDiscovery, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy During the...

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What the heck is a “SWOT” analysis? And, why do you need one? A “SWOT” analysis is a structured planning method used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats associated with an organization or a...more

Troutman Pepper

CISA Releases COVID-19 Recovery Tabletop Exercise Package

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On July 17, 2020 the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released the COVID-19 Recovery CISA Tabletop Exercise Package (CTEP) “to assist private sector stakeholders and critical infrastructure owners and...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Cyber Coverage in the Age of COVID-19 Need Not Result in Pandemonium

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While businesses and their employees continue to operate in the “new frontier” of working-from-home during the COVID-19 pandemic and the gradual reopening of the economy, a serious risk continues to present itself: the threat...more

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