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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Top 10 takeaways from the new HIPAA security rule NPRM

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On Jan. 6, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed new regulations to enhance cybersecurity protections for electronic protected health information (ePHI) under the Health Insurance Portability...more

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Wireless Roundup (March 2025)

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FCC Solicits Comment on Amending Accessibility Rules for IVCS: In this Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) requests further comment on whether to amend its...more

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What’s New – FAR Council Publishes Proposed Rules Concerning CUI and OCIs

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On January 15, 2025, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) proposed two significant rule changes that could reshape compliance obligations for government contractors: one establishing standardized...more

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To Comment or Not to Comment: Looking at the Biden Administration’s HIPAA Cybersecurity Proposed Reg

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One of the Biden Administration’s last healthcare regs was a proposed rule that, if finalized, would make significant changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule to...more

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FedRAMP Releases New Draft Authorization Boundary Guidance

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Over the last few years, the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (“FedRAMP”) Program Management Office (“PMO”) has released two draft guidance documents related to defining the applicable boundary for security...more

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Proposed Update to the HIPAA Security Rule

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In early January, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The Proposed Rule would modify the Security Standards for the Protection of...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

HHS Proposes Significant Updates to HIPAA Security Rule

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On January 6, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to amend the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...more

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PEOs Need to Prepare for Increased Cybersecurity Requirements Thanks to Proposed HIPAA Security Rule Revisions

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With the HIPAA Security Rule set to undergo a massive overhaul to boost cybersecurity protections, PEOs need to take note. After all, as stewards of worksite employee and client company data – and as sponsors of group health...more

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Proposed Updates to HIPAA Security Rule Would Require Entities to Adopt Enhanced Cybersecurity Measures

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The HIPAA Security Rule may soon undergo a big overhaul that would better defend healthcare data from cybersecurity threats – and require much more from covered entities when it comes to establishing and maintaining defenses....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

California agency proposes updates to consumer privacy regulations

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On November 22, the California Privacy Protection Agency (the Agency) published its NPRM proposing amendments to existing regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). These changes aim to enhance state...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Comments Sought on Proposed Requirements of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical ‎Infrastructure Act

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On March 15, 2022, the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 was signed into law. Generally, CIRCIA requires “covered entities,” defined as entities in certain critical infrastructure sectors, to...more

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FTC Seeks to Strengthen Privacy Protections of Children Online

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On December 20, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") to revise the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA") Rule to reduce the amount of information...more

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Two New Cybersecurity Proposed Rules Mean Big Changes for Federal Contractors

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On October 3, 2023, the FAR Council released two long-awaited proposed rules for federal contractor cybersecurity stemming from the Biden Administration’s Cybersecurity Executive Order from May 2021 (Executive Order 14028)....more

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New FDA electronic records guidance prioritizes Digital Health Technology oversight

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On March 15, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued revised draft guidance summarizing how it intends regulate the use of electronic systems, records, and signatures in clinical investigations to account for...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Silver Lining for Cos. in Proposed Calif. Privacy Law Changes

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On Oct. 17 and again on Nov. 3, the California Privacy Protection Agency, or CPPA, modified the text of the proposed regulations implementing the California Privacy Rights Act, or CPRA. Originally published in Law360 on...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CPPA Approves Final CPRA Regulations, Invites Comments on Future Rulemaking Topics

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On February 10, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued an invitation for public commentary on the topics that will be included in their future rulemaking: cybersecurity audits, risk assessments and...more

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A New Draft Privacy Model Blooms From the NAIC Privacy Working Group

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On February 1, the NAIC’s Privacy Working Group’s new privacy model germinated. After months of development, the exposure draft, titled “Insurance Consumer Privacy Protection Model Law #674” (Proposed Model), has finally...more

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Colorado Releases Revised Privacy Rules

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On December 21, the Colorado Attorney General released a revised draft of the Colorado Privacy Act Rules....more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Cybersecurity Regulation: Key Takeaways From an Unusual FTC Order That Will Follow CEO for a Decade

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The FTC recently issued a proposed order that would settle an enforcement action against Drizly, LLC and its co-founder and CEO, James Rellas, arising from data breaches in 2018 and 2020 that affected over 2.5 million...more

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Comment Period Commences for New CPRA Modified Regulations

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On November 3, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) officially published modifications to the proposed regulations implementing the Consumer Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). These modified proposed regulations...more

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Colorado AG Publishes Draft Privacy Rules

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On October 1, 2022, the Colorado Attorney General‘s Office announced that it had submitted the first draft of its Rules implementing the Colorado Privacy Act....more

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CISA Seeking Input on Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is seeking input on various aspects of proposed incident reporting regulations under the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (discussed...more

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NIST Seeks Comments on Cybersecurity Framework Refresh

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking comments to improve its Cybersecurity Framework, “Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity” (Request for Information available here)....more

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The Weakest Link? FCC Seeks Information on Security Vulnerabilities in Internet Routers

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Over the last several years, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been taking a more active role both in anticipating the need for ever greater communications network security measures necessary to counter threats...more

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Wireless Roundup (March 2022)

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Key Wireless Deadlines- NIST Requests Comment on Staging Cybersecurity Risks for Enterprise Risk Management and Governance Oversight: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) seeks comment on Draft NISTIR...more

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