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The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center’s September 19 Threat Briefing on Healthcare Technology Security

As healthcare technology continues to evolve, so does the need for robust compliance strategies to safeguard patient information and ensure the integrity of medical devices. In a joint September 19, 2024 presentation, the...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Healthcare’s Ever-Evolving Privacy Landscape: Litigation, Regulation, and the Perpetual Data Breach Risk

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This webinar focuses on the privacy, security, regulatory, and litigation landscape that the healthcare sector is facing in in the privacy and cybersecurity arena. Leveraging Polsinelli’s experience working with healthcare...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Data Privacy and Security Concerns for Businesses in the Hospitality and Tourism Markets

Hospitality and tourism is a broad and varied industry that can encompass hotels, restaurants, bars, casinos, theme parks, wineries, breweries, distilleries and more. While these businesses all have very different methods of...more

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Russian Military Cyber Actors Targeting Critical Infrastructure Sector

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National Security Agency, and other international partners, issued an Alert on September 5, 2024, warning...more

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Careful Data Governance Is a Must Amid Enforcement Focus

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Corporations face unprecedented challenges in safeguarding sensitive data and mitigating privacy risks in an era marked by the rapid proliferation of Internet of Things, or IoT, devices....more

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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

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National Public Data Hack Exposes Millions: Essential Steps to Safeguard Your Identity and Combat Fraud

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The recent massive data breach at National Public Data (NPD), a background check company, has potentially compromised the personal information of millions, if not billions, of individuals, including their Social Security...more

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Recent Snowflake Data Breach Exposes Dangers of Third-Party Data Platforms: Your 5-Step Plan After Suffering a Data Breach

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When a prominent cloud storage company recently suffered a critical data breach that quickly developed into one of the largest data breaches of all time, it served as a wake-up call to companies to ensure that their data...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks | Issue 20

Katten's Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks is a monthly newsletter highlighting the latest news and legal developments involving privacy, data and cybersecurity issues across the globe....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Countries Poised to Adopt New Cybersecurity Measures After UN Adopts Major Cybercrime Convention

On August 7, 2024, after three years of negotiation, the United Nation’s Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal...more

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Disclosure of Data Through Website Cookies May Be a Data Breach – What A Recent Court Ruling Means for Healthcare Businesses

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A California federal court recently ruled that disclosure of certain data collected through website cookies that may qualify as health information could trigger a data breach under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) –...more

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'Ransom Cartel' Leader Indicted: A Reminder of Cybercrime’s Growing Reach

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The recent indictment of Maksim Silnikau, a Belarusian and Ukrainian national, is a clear reminder that cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated and bold....more

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The BR Privacy & Security Download: August 2024

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Welcome to this month's issue of The BR Privacy & Security Download, the digital newsletter of Blank Rome’s Privacy, Security & Data Protection practice. We invite you to share this resource with your colleagues and visit...more

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FTC Health Breach Notification Rule Update: 6 Things You Should Know

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has updated its Health Breach Notification Rule that applies to non-HIPAA, consumer health data. Among the revisions, the FTC expanded or introduced key definitions and modified the...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Fuite de données : La CACB clarifie la portée potentielle des recours à l’encontre des consignataires de données en matière de...

Le 4 juillet 2024, la Cour d’appel de la Colombie-Britannique (la « CACB ») a rendu deux jugements d’appel en matière d’actions collectives dans des contextes de fuite de données. Ce faisant, la CACB a clarifié la portée...more

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Pennsylvania's Amended Data Breach Law Upends Standard Framework

Pennsylvania recently amended their data breach notification law in a way that turns the status quo on its head. The law, Senate Bill 824, adds an obligation to provide regulatory notice and tweaks the definition of personal...more

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Invasion of the Data Snatchers: B.C. Court of Appeal Clarifies Possible Scope of Privacy Claims Against Data Custodians in Data...

On July 4, 2024, the B.C. Court of Appeal issued a duo of class action appeal decisions considering the potential scope of statutory and common law privacy claims against data custodians that fall victim to cyberattacks in...more

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Everything You Need to Know About the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDPA)

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As we wait for a federal privacy law in the U.S., the Land of 10,000 Lakes joins a growing number of states that now have their own laws. As expected, Minnesota’s data privacy law has similarities to other state privacy laws...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: July 2024

Pennsylvania-based Geisinger Health System said it experienced a breach impacting more than 1.27 million patients when a former employee of vendor Nuance Communications Inc., a Microsoft Corp. subsidiary, accessed patient...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Seven New States Join Patchwork of U.S. Comprehensive Privacy Laws: Top 10 Trends from the First Half of 2024

In the first half of 2024, seven new states—Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Rhode Island—all enacted their takes on comprehensive privacy laws, bringing the total number of states with...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Litigation Grows Around Website Technologies, With Focus on Sensitive Data

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Data privacy-related lawsuits have skyrocketed in recent years. Federal courts saw over 900 data privacy dockets in 2020 – but witnessed a surge to 1,767 dockets in 2023. At the halfway point in 2024, federal court data...more

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Florida Governor Vetoes Cybersecurity Data Breach Immunity Bill: 4 Things Businesses Can Do to Prevent Data Breach Claims

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To the surprise of some, Governor DeSantis recently vetoed a bill that would have provided businesses with a defense to claims arising from “cybersecurity incidents” that lead to data breaches – so long as they met a few...more

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HC3 Issues Threat Reports on Qilin + MoveIt

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) provides timely updates to the health care sector on cybersecurity threats and mitigation. In the last several weeks, HC3 has issued two alerts worth paying close...more

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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

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FTC Updates Health Breach Notification Rule

On July 1, 2024, the amendments to the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR) went into effect. First promulgated in 2009, the HBNR applies to vendors of personal health records — entities that are not covered by the Health...more

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