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Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Warning: Cyber criminals are coming for your client’s retirement information

As cyberattacks and cybercriminals are becoming increasingly sophisticated, safeguarding employee benefit plans, including health and welfare plans, is crucial. The Employee Benefits Security Administration of the U.S....more

Mayer Brown

Communications in a Cyber Incident – Guidance

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The UK National Cyber Security Centre has published guidance on effective communications in a cyber incident. While targeted at organisations generally, rather than explicitly at pension scheme trustees, the guidance contains...more

Foster Swift Collins & Smith

DOL Echoes Employee Benefits and Cybersecurity Best Practices

On April 14, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Employee Benefits Security Administration (“EBSA”) issued its first cybersecurity best practices guidance for retirement plans. The EBSA guidance was highly...more

Fisher Phillips

Don't Forget About ERISA in Your Health Plan’s Cybersecurity Efforts: Important Reminders for Plan Fiduciaries in the Wake of...

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Earlier this year, a cyberattack on a leading healthcare claims processing provider had an unprecedented impact on patients and healthcare providers across the country. While group health plans were not directly targeted in...more

Nossaman LLP

Podcast: Cybersecurity Risk Management for Pension Plan Administrators: Tips for Staying Ahead of the Hackers

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With recent well-publicized data breaches impacting pension systems and their retirees nationally, as well as increased Department of Labor scrutiny surrounding cybersecurity policies and procedures implemented by ERISA...more

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Workplace Law Forecast 2023 - Legal predictions to help you prepare for the coming year in workplace law

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It’s never easy to make accurate predictions about what we might expect to see in the workplace in the coming year. After all: - At the start of 2020, no one could have predicted COVID-19. - None of us had heard the phrase...more

Williams Mullen

PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Cyber Security Guidance for Benefit Plan Sponsors and Participants

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On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by Beryl Ball, Principal Financial Advisor at CAPTRUST, who discusses recently released Department of Labor tips on cyber protection for...more

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DOL Cybersecurity Guidance: Managing Risks to Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans

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The Government Accountability Office recently urged the U.S. Department of Labor to release guidance on cybersecurity matters in an effort to mitigate risks to 401(k) and other retirement plans. The GAO noted that there were...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Addressing Data Privacy and Security Provisions in COVID-19 Related Service Provider Agreements and Beyond

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Employers’ engagement and use of various types of vendors has expanded recently, to include vendors who assist with office re-entry screening and contact tracing as employees return to work during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Key Employment, Privacy and Cybersecurity Considerations for Businesses Responding to COVID-19 - March 19th, 2:00 pm -...

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As the globe grapples with increasing challenges to sustaining “business as usual” in their enterprises, our team of Employment, Employee Benefits, Health and Privacy & Cybersecurity lawyers invite you to join us for...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Could This Be Your Retirement Plan?

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As reported by CBC, B.C. Pension Corporation announced a data breach involving pension plan records after discovering a box containing microfiche could not be found following a recent office move. The box contained personal...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Cybersecurity & Retirement Plans

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It seems that most employees and plan participants “think” their retirement money and data are not at risk. This is due, in part, because:- there are few published incidents of breaches or potential hacks...more

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Cybersecurity Risks to Employee Benefit Plans - Are You Prepared?

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Unless you’ve been living on a remote mountaintop or inside a cave for the past 10 years, chances are good you’ve either been affected by a cybersecurity breach or know someone who has. Among many other businesses, recent...more

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