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Coast Guard Tightens Up Cybersecurity Regulations

The maritime industry has become a prime target for hackers. In the last few years, it has seen a steep increase in the number of shipping-related cyberattacks. The recent surge marks a new and pressing challenge for ports...more

BakerHostetler

(Cyber)Security Theater 101 - Georgia Tech, a Teachable Moment

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On August 22, 2024, the United States intervened in a whistleblower suit against the Georgia Institute of Technology, initially filed by current and former members of Georgia Tech’s cybersecurity team, alleging that Georgia...more

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Cybersecurity for Lawyers: The NIST Cybersecurity Framework as a Tool and Reference

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In this post in our series on basic cybersecurity concepts for lawyers (see here and here for prior posts), we delve into the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0, which is a...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

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

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: October 2023

Report on Patient Privacy 23, no. 10 (October, 2023) Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals will pay California $49 million to resolve allegations that they unlawfully disposed of hazardous waste,...more

Clark Hill PLC

Right To Know - September 2023, Vol. 9

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Cyber, Privacy, and Technology Report - Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed....more

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Prioritizing Privacy Programs Based on the NIST Privacy Framework

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Over the span of five months in 2021, our team published a series of articles on how to implement the five core functions of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Privacy Framework. We wrote an initial...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Research Compliance Conference - June 8th - 10th, Anaheim, CA

Hear about the latest in research compliance - Do you want to learn… - How to prepare for upcoming changes in Medicaid? - Ways to build and maintain a better research compliance work plan for your program? - How...more

NAVEX

4 Things to Know About Updated NIST 800-53 Standards

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[author: Matt Kelly] In September 2020 the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) unveiled the fifth version of its cybersecurity standard formally known as SP 800-53, “Security and Privacy Controls for...more

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Why You Should Prioritize Cybersecurity Risk with NIST CSF

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The year is 2013: The Obama administration just signed Executive Order 13636, calling for the sharing of cybersecurity risk information and a framework for reducing such risk. It was then that the National Institute of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

“Internet of Things” Guidance to be Added to Cybersecurity Requirements for Agencies and Federal Contractors

In 2019, cybersecurity has become top-of-mind for most federal government contractors and agencies that share sensitive information. In addition to updated Department of Defense guidance and procedures for evaluating...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

HIPAA Tips from the Trenches

Earlier this week, I moderated a panel discussion at an event hosted by the New York chapter of the Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). The panel was comprised of private sector health information...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

Not So Far Out: OMB Memo Indicates Cybersecurity FAR Clauses Are Coming Soon

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On August 11, 2015, the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) released a draft policy memo entitled “Improving Cybersecurity Protections in Federal Acquisitions.” The purpose of the memo is to provide federal agencies with...more

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