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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2024 #3

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CYBERSECURITY- Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Thunderbird and Firefox - Mozilla recently released security updates to address known vulnerabilities in their Thunderbird and Firefox products. The Cybersecurity &...more

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Top Five Considerations When Responding to a Cyber Breach

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When a cyber breach occurs, cooler heads need to prevail.  This can be a highly emotional and stressful occurrence.  Being prepared and having a clear plan of action will help you stay focused, meet your compliance...more

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Chinese State Hackers Exploit Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in Citrix Networking Equipment

According to the National Security Agency, actors backed by the Chinese government are actively targeting a zero-day vulnerability in two commonly-used Citrix networking devices. The exploit (CVE-2022-27518) affects Citrix...more

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FBI and DHS Warn of Russian Cyberattacks Against Critical Infrastructure

U.S. officials this week warned government agencies, cybersecurity personnel, and operators of critical infrastructure that Russia might launch cyber-attacks against Ukrainian and U.S. networks at the same time it launches...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Worried about Ransomware? Ten Steps to Help Legal Counsel Understand and Mitigate the Risk

Executive teams in the U.S. live in fear of a successful ransomware attack, and who can blame them? Attacks are both prevalent and evolving. Many attackers have shifted from encrypting data and locking up systems to also (or...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - November 2021 #2

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CYBERSECURITY - November's "Patch Tuesday" Includes 55 Patches - Staying current with Microsoft’s monthly patches is challenging, yet critical for one’s cybersecurity program. This week, Microsoft’s November Patch...more

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Tips On Practicing Basic Cyber Hygiene

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In our first article to kick off Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we will discuss some steps businesses can take to improve their cyber hygiene.  Over the past few years, some of the largest and well-known companies have been...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Operational Technology: New Target For Network Security Obligations

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The past two decades have produced intense focus on information security to protect data. This priority remains important. But the change in administrations and the Continental Pipeline incident have redirected attention...more

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Few Organizations are Actually Preparing for a Ransomware Attack

Although executives of organizations report that ransomware is their number one security concern, and 87 percent of them expect an increase in cyber-attacks against their organizations over the next year, only one-third of...more

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California Attorney General Issues Bulletin on Health Data Breach Reporting Requirements

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The California Attorney General ("AG") has issued guidance reminding health care providers of their duty to report health care data breaches and to comply with other state and federal data privacy laws....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

IT Security Trends in the Era of COVID: Our Top Five Tips for Making Your Network Safer in 2021

As the COVID era drags on, it is clear that work life “post-COVID” may be very different from life “pre-COVID.” This is especially true as it relates to IT security. More and more employees have shifted to a telecommuting...more

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Back to Basics: Valuable Reminders from Capital One's Data Breach

In March 2019, Capital One experienced a significant hacking incident in which a former tech company software engineer for Amazon Web Services (AWS), Capital One’s cloud hosting company, exploited a misconfigured open-source...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Cybersecurity Challenges and Incident Response Preparedness During the Coronavirus Pandemic

The spread of the novel coronavirus has upended Americans’ lives in a matter of months. While life outside has ground to a standstill in many regions of the country, much of corporate America is meeting the unique challenges...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 20, Number 1. Privacy Briefs: January 2020

Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 1 (January 2020) - ? A cybersecurity breach temporarily halted cancer radiation treatment services at the Cancer Center of Hawaii on Oahu,[1] the center said. The center, which provides...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2019 #3

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A recent Ponemon Institute study finds that small and mid-sized businesses continue to be targeted by cybercriminals, and are struggling to direct an appropriate amount of resources to combat the attacks. ...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - August 2019

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Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, for the first time in history, declared a statewide cybersecurity emergency last week, following cyber-attacks against several school systems in the state. ...more

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DNA Information of Thousands of Individuals Exposed Online for Years

It is being reported that Vitagene, a company that provides DNA testing to provide customers with specific wellness plans through personalized diet and exercise plans based on their biological traits, left more than 3,000...more

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U.S. Cyber Command Issues Warning About Microsoft Outlook Vulnerability

Hackers are targeting U.S. government networks, according to U.S. Cyber Command, which says there is a vulnerability of CVE-2017-1174, which is a two year old flaw in Microsoft Outlook that is being used by attackers to...more

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Customs + Border Patrol Vendor’s Network Compromises Images and License Plate Data

The United States Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) admitted last week that personal information that it collected from travelers crossing the U.S. borders was exposed in a “malicious cyber-attack” against one of its vendors....more

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China marches into cybersecurity classified protection 2.0 - May 2019

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The cybersecurity classified protection regime attracted significant attention when it was included in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) Cyber Security Law promulgated in 2017 (the CSL). The CSL mandates that network...more

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Fiat-Chrysler Ruling May Pave the Way for Overpayment Class Actions Based on Security Flaws

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We’ve previously blogged about the creative efforts of plaintiffs’ counsel to expand the contours of data breach litigation. ...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - June 2018 #1

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We previously reported that the FBI has warned consumers about a nasty malware, known as VPNFilter and believed to have been launched by a Russian government hacking group, which is infecting hundreds of thousands of small...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

VPNFilter Worse Than Previously Reported

We previously reported that the FBI has warned consumers about a nasty malware, known as VPNFilter and believed to have been launched by a Russian government hacking group is infecting hundreds of thousands of small business...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2017 #3

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Security researchers this week have found a new vulnerability that affects Wi-Fi Protected Access II, also known as WPA2, which is the security protocol used by many wireless networks. The vulnerability, Key Reinstallation...more

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“KRACK” WiFi Security Vulnerability Discovered

Security researchers this week have found a new vulnerability that affects Wi-Fi Protected Access II, also known as WPA2, which is the security protocol used by many wireless networks....more

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