Healthcare Enterprise Risk Management
Managing Sanctions Compliance
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 68 - Why Geopolitical Risk Matters to Compliance and Legal Staff with Mark Nuttal and Chad Olsen
FCPA Compliance Report: Amanda Carty on a Due Diligence and Risk Management
Episode 364 -- Five Strategies to Mitigate a New Risk Environment
Strengthening Compliance: Lessons From the OCC's Consent Order With Patriot Bank — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Compliance and AI: Ali Khan on Implementing AI Risk Management Systems
Compliance Tip of the Day: Superforecasting
Compliance Tip of the Day: The Last Mile
Key Takeaways From the OIG's New Compliance Guidance for Nursing Facilities — Assisted Living and the Law Podcast
Envisioning a Compliant Workforce
Updating the Research Compliance Handbook
The Election's Impact on the FTC Will Bring Big Changes, But Being Vigilant Must Remain a Priority
Navigating the NYDFS' Cybersecurity Guidance on AI — The Consumer Finance Podcast
The Future of AI Regulation and Legislation: 5 Key Takeaways
Investigations and Cognitive Interviews
Fraud Prevention Techniques for Nonprofit Organizations - Part 3
Steps Your Nonprofit Can Take to Mitigate Fraud Risks - Part 2
A Third Party's Perspective on Third Party Risk
Implications of the SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure Rule
Citing “escalating global conflict,” the New York Department of Financial Services issued an alert on Monday, June 22, 2025, to its regulated covered entities, urging them to be vigilant against potential security threats,...more
As tensions flare in the Middle East, speculation is growing over the potential impacts of Iranian cyberattacks targeting US based companies and infrastructure. We saw similar reactions in 2020 following the death of the head...more
The New York State Department of Financial Services (the “Department”) has issued guidance (“Guidance”) to all individuals and entities regulated by the Department (“Regulated Entities”) to underscore the importance of...more
Cybersecurity firm CSC recently issued its CISO Outlook 2025 Report, which predicts cybersecurity challenges CISOs will face in the next year. The report, from a survey of 300 CISOs and cybersecurity professionals globally,...more
Health care organizations are under pressure to shore up their cybersecurity response efforts. Much of this pressure is coming from the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which has made...more
Cyber threats aren’t a distant possibility — they’re a daily reality. And according to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report, they’re costing businesses more than ever. The global average data breach cost has surged to $4.88...more
Following the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recent publication of four settlements as part of a new Risk Analysis Audit Initiative. We explore the current regulatory language for Risk Analysis, the proposed language for Risk...more
2024 was a year of numerous and notable cybersecurity failures – although, to be fair, most years are now marred by numerous and notable cybersecurity failures. That’s no longer anything special. What makes 2024 interesting...more
Arecent report put the odds of an asteroid hitting the earth in December 2032 at 3.1%—which is 3,100 times more likely than an organization resolving an enforcement action with the U.S. Department of Health and Human...more
With 2025 barely three weeks old, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has already announced six enforcement actions for the new year. Particularly significant is the advancement of...more
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
The hospitality industry is a prime target for cyber criminals, due in part to the high volume of sensitive guest data, including financial information, that companies maintain. Almost one-third of hospitality organizations...more
Publications & Advisories - November 2024 – Kathleen Benway, Jennifer Everett, Alysa Austin, and Kristen Bartolotta published “Federal Trade Commission’s Updated Health Breach Notification Rule Is Now in Effect” in Employee...more
On October 2, 2024, New York adopted new regulations requiring general hospitals to implement heightened cybersecurity safeguards. General hospitals, as defined in Article 28 of the NY Public Health Law, generally must begin...more
On October 31, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) embraced the end of Spooky Season by announcing two more ransomware-related enforcement actions. ...more
They appeared. They caused a fright. And then they disappeared… along with all of your data. While not a ghost, that is how most hacking groups operate and their ghostly presence is growing across the globe....more
New York’s Cybersecurity Regulation continues its phased roll-out on November 1, when licensed financial services companies face a host of new requirements aimed at bolstering breach readiness and improving their ability to...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently settled two ransomware cases with covered entities. These cases signal the government's growing concern with health care...more
The cyber breach at Change Healthcare in 2024 stands out as one of the most significant cyber-attacks in recent memory. Its repercussions extend far beyond immediate industry disruptions, resonating deeply in regulatory...more
Announcing its fourth ransomware cybersecurity investigation and settlement, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) also observed there has been a 264% increase in large ransomware breaches since 2018....more
Verizon released its Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) for 2024, an annual treat that highlights some trends companies should be aware of as they manage their cybersecurity programs and respond to and anticipate new...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has, as part of its mandate, the responsibility to enforce the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule....more
The consequences of a cyberattack can be catastrophic, as we saw in the previous blog of this series. Cybersecurity is a business-wide responsibility that demands a proactive strategy extending far beyond technical solutions...more
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently announced a settlement under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) with Green Ridge Behavioral Health, LLC...more
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