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Last Minute Biden Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence Executive Orders Survive Initial Trump Revocations

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In the final week of the Biden Administration’s term in office, former President Biden issued two high profile executive orders that could have significant ramifications for the cybersecurity and technology industries. The...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: November 2024

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Change Healthcare Inc. has amended its initial breach report to the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to state that 100 million individuals were impacted by its mammoth ransomware attack and breach. However, as of Oct. 24,...more

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Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity – Evolving Incident Response Obligations, Integral to Effective Risk Management

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Just over a year ago, the White House issued its long-awaited National Cybersecurity Strategy, with an emphasis on defending Critical Infrastructure, promoting public and private collaboration, and safeguarding...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

To Combat Cyber Crime, White House Initiative Promises Tools; Some Seek Funding, New Laws

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Report on Patient Privacy 21 no. 9 (September, 2021) - As ransomware attacks become epidemic and breaches get larger, the Biden administration is partnering with private industry to bolster security and education in an...more

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Do the 2021 Federal Ransomware Laws Foretell Passage of Federal Data Privacy Laws?

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In the last several weeks, the Executive and Legislative branches of the United States federal government have taken bipartisan measures to defend the country’s infrastructure from the critical national security threat posed...more

King & Spalding

OCR Updates Ransomware Guidance

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On June 9, 2021, OCR distributed an update to those on its Privacy List sharing links to alerts and resources for addressing the growing number and size of ransomware incidents. One such resource included a White House memo...more

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OFAC Guidance on Ransomware Payments Highlights Sanctions Violations Risk

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The Situation: In an October 1, 2020, Advisory, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") warned that companies that make or facilitate ransomware payments to threat actors who are...more

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Potential Sanctions Risks for Facilitating Ransomware Payments

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On October 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an advisory to highlight the sanctions risks associated with ransomware payments related to malicious cyber-enabled...more

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OFAC Issues Regulatory Advisory Warning Against Facilitating Ransomware Payments

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On October 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an “Advisory on Potential Sanctions Risks for Facilitating Ransomware Payments.” The Advisory, which does not carry the...more

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