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HHS OCR Releases Proposed Updates to HIPAA Security Rule

Paul Hastings LLP on 1/23/2025

On December 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Security Standards for the Protection of...more

Rolling With the Punches in a Networked World: CCOE Cybersecurity Panel Discussion

Foley & Lardner LLP on 6/14/2024

Whether the game is football, baseball, hockey, or Indy Car racing, no team goes into their major championship matchup without training. Companies need to train as well if they intend to operate on the internet and expect to...more

Decoded Technology Law Insights, V 5, Issue 4, May 2024

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 5/14/2024

MIT Report Details New Cybersecurity Risks - “Cloud misconfigurations, more sophisticated ransomware, and vendor exploitation attacks are contributing to rising cyberattacks.” Why this is important: Worldwide spending...more

Privacy Briefs: April 2024

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 4/22/2024

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) is seeking comment on a proposed rule to implement reporting requirements for critical infrastructure entities, including health care entities, on cyberattacks and ransomware...more

CISA issues proposed regs on cyber incident reporting

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 3/29/2024

Yesterday, March 27, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency published the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking under the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022. It is important to note...more

New Guidelines Anticipated Following HHS’s Health Cybersecurity Concept Paper

Shutts & Bowen LLP on 2/15/2024

Updates to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Security Rule (“HIPAA Security Rule”) are planned for Spring 2024. New guidance from The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) via a recently...more

President Biden's AI EO: Key Takeaways for Health Care & Life Sciences

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 11/13/2023

Key Points - President Biden’s eagerly-awaited executive order (EO) on artificial intelligence (AI) tasks the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) with promoting responsible AI innovation, development and use,...more

What is an Information Security Framework and Why Do I Need One?

J.S. Held on 6/7/2023

An information security framework, when done properly, will allow any security leader to more intelligently manage their organization's cyber risk. The framework consists of a number of documents that clearly define the...more

CIRCIA’s Potential Effect on Healthcare Entities

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 1/20/2023

Welcome to 2023. As in 2022, we are likely to see continuing escalation of cyber intrusion threats to healthcare entities – and their data. Healthcare data breach already is far from a trivial matter – according to one...more

Is Federal Cyber Policy About to Make a U-Turn? Notes from #CES Suggest It Might.

Wiley Rein LLP on 1/16/2023

For years, federal cyber policy has been based on successful public-private partnerships, collaboration, and the promotion of voluntary standards that can be tailored to sector and organization-specific risk and needs....more

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 24, 2022

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/16/2022

North Carolina Power Outage Points to Homeland Security Long-Documented Threats to US Power Grid - “Moore County blackouts serve as reminder that nation’s electricity infrastructure could be vulnerable targets for domestic...more

Preparing for Cyberattacks and Limiting Liability

Miller Canfield on 3/18/2022

The U.S. government and military experts have been warning U.S. companies that Russia may launch significant cyberattacks against critical infrastructure, financial institutions and businesses in retaliation for the sanctions...more

The Privacy Survival Guide - August 2021

Polsinelli on 8/9/2021

Virginia recently adopted a GDPR-inspired comprehensive data protection law for Virginia residents. What Are the Main Points Covered by Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA)? ...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - February 2020

Robinson & Cole LLP on 2/7/2020

Researchers at Sentinel One and Dragos have detected malicious code, called EKANS or Snake, that has been designed specifically to target industrial control systems (ICS), including those of oil refineries, manufacturing...more

Jones Day Global Privacy & Data Security Update | Vol. 20

Jones Day on 12/26/2018

UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - NIST Releases Internal Report Regarding IoT Cybersecurity - In September, the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST") released a draft...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2017 #4

Robinson & Cole LLP on 10/27/2017

Energy and Critical Infrastructure Industries Warned of Increased Attacks by FBI and DHS - The FBI and Department of Homeland Security issued a joint statement on October 20, 2017 warning of an increased danger of a...more

Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 15

Jones Day on 9/15/2017

UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - FTC Comments on Improvements to IoT Device Security - On June 19, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") submitted comments to a working group organized by the...more

Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 13

Jones Day on 3/15/2017

On December 28, 2016, the New York Department of Financial Services ("DFS") released a revised version of a proposed regulation that would require banks, insurance companies, and other financial services institutions...more

Information Security and Privacy Group News: Cybersecurity Conference Essential Take-Aways Government, Industry and Legal...

Harris Beach PLLC on 3/25/2016

Representatives of Connecticut businesses and corporations, educational institutions, and state and local government attended Murtha Cullina’s March 2016 Cybersecurity Conference at the Quinnipiac University School of Law....more

Legal Alert: New York Department of Financial Services Issues 308 Request on Cyber Threats

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 6/11/2013

On May 28, 2013, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) sent inquiries to 31 of the largest life, health and property/casualty insurance companies pursuant to its authority under Section 308 of the New York...more

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