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NAVEX

Top 10 Trends Sneak Peek: AI, Risk Assessments and Cyber Threats

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On January 29, NAVEX is hosting the Top 10 Trends in Risk and Compliance webinar. This post is a preview of two of the topics covered in the eBook and webinar: the rise of AI and the continued focus on cybersecurity and...more

Fisher Phillips

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

A&O Shearman

Cybersecurity: The changing threat and risk landscape

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Cyber issues are seldom out of the news, from ransomware attacks and espionage to non-malicious outages that cause widespread concern. Organizations need to protect themselves against both current and future risks and...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Joint Advisory Lists Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities

On November 12, 2024, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the National Security Agency, along with its security partners in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the...more

Baker Donelson

Ten Best Practices to Protect Your Organization Against Cyber Threats

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The conclusion of Cybersecurity Awareness Month is a reminder of the importance for organizations to implement robust security measures and promote good cyber hygiene. As we noted in our State of the Cyber Landscape webinar,...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

NYDFS Issues Industry Letter on Risks Arising from Artificial Intelligence

On October 16, 2024, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued an Industry Letter to regulated entities entitled “Cybersecurity Risks Arising from Artificial Intelligence and Strategies to Combat Related...more

J.S. Held

Benefits of a vCISO in the Age of AI-Driven Cyberattacks

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Cyberattacks powered by artificial intelligence have become more sophisticated as bad actors utilize machine learning to analyze vulnerabilities, automate exploits, and outpace traditional security measures. Through the use...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

What Everyone Gets Wrong About Inherent Risk, and Why it Really Matters

Defining the role of inherent risk in cybersecurity - Inherent risk is a concept that while fundamental to cybersecurity, has largely been disregarded by popular cybersecurity risk guidelines and standards and remains arcane...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Data Breaches Exposing Protected Health Information Are Surging

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The number of large data breaches, those involving 500 or more people, exposing protected health information has increased exponentially in the last few years, and ransomware and hacking are the primary cyber threats in...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

‘An Unknown Individual Walked In’: Protecting Against Telehealth Risks Includes Non-IT Threats

The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and other government agencies aren’t just worried that providers understand—and mitigate—the privacy and security risks of telehealth. In fact, in 2022, the Government Accountability...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Take these steps to safeguard against third-party cyber threats

The ever-increasing privacy and security risks via third-party vendors and service providers were apparent in 2023 with news of large organizations such as MOVEit, Okta and AT&T being affected. Research has shown that 98...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: January 2024

New York has released proposed cybersecurity regulations for hospitals. The regulations, which were published in The State Register on Dec. 6 and will undergo a 60-day public comment period ending on Feb. 5, are designed to...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Evolution of the Chinese Hacking Threat: Risks for Government and Industry

On May 24, 2023, Microsoft announced the detection of a direct threat to critical infrastructure organizations in Guam and elsewhere in the United States. The alert attributed observed malicious activity to a state-sponsored...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

[Webinar] Cyber Maturity | Building a Cyber Security Protection Wall & Boosting Attack Readiness - June 27th, 2:00 pm BST

Join Industry experts Florian Spindler, Manager at KPMG, Claudia Howe, Executive Director of GRC Solutions at Mitratech, and Henry Umney, Director of GRC Strategy at Mitratech as they explore 2023’s current cyber risk...more

Polsinelli

Cybersecurity Awareness Means, at a Minimum, Doing the Basics (Again and Again)

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On September 30, 2022, the White House kicked off Cybersecurity Awareness Month by reminding citizens of the impacts cyberattacks can have on critical infrastructure such as “electric grids and fuel pipelines … and many other...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

2022 Outlook: More Dangerous Ransomware Coupled With Inadequate Security Practices

Report on Patient Privacy 22, no. 1 (January, 2022) - As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year, real “security fatigue” with pandemic-related issues will combine with cybercriminals’ increasingly sophisticated...more

NAVEX

Strengthening US Cybersecurity: Impacts of the Executive Order

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An executive order was signed on May 12, directing the federal government to overhaul its approach to cybersecurity. Corporate compliance and risk management professionals should consider this order carefully — because, in...more

Hogan Lovells

Protecting the Workforce and Information in a Global Landscape: A Legal Review

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Organizations around the world face substantial and increasing cybersecurity-related threats to operations, reputation, and the bottom line. Cyber risk profiles are changing, particularly in light of the increase in agile...more

Baker Donelson

NYDFS Surges Ahead with Cybersecurity Enforcement: Recent Fine Highlights Need for Financial Institutions to Focus on Incident...

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The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has become a frequent topic of these alerts. In recent weeks we have covered multiple actions from the regulator, including its first enforcement action, its SolarWinds...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Tech Risk Assessments: Cloud Services Under the Microscope?

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The old saying goes, personnel is policy. This may be particularly true at this point in federal cybersecurity policy, where multiple agencies and Congressional committees play changing roles, including expanding capacities...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

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] 2020 Philadelphia Regional Conference - May 29th, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm EDT

Our Virtual Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirement, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Compliance: Top Takeaways from Foley and PYA’s Annual “Let’s Talk Compliance” Event

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For the second year in a row, Foley & Lardner LLP and PYA hosted a compliance master class on various health-related compliance issues. “Let’s Talk Compliance” is an annual one-day event featuring a panel of presenters that...more

King & Spalding

FINRA Offers Member Firms Continued Guidance on Cybersecurity

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On December 20, 2018, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a “Report on Selected Cybersecurity Practices” (the “Report”) as part of its ongoing efforts to assist broker-dealer firms in developing...more

Snell & Wilmer

Cybersecurity on Your Project: Why Not Follow National Security Strategy?

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In its recent Cybersecurity Strategy, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) defined “cyberspace” as “the independent network of information technology infrastructure, including the Internet, telecommunications...more

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