HHS Targeted by Nation-State Hackers -
Evil doers know that the best time to attack is during a crisis or a time of vulnerability. As the United States, and specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...more
3/20/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FERPA ,
Hackers ,
Personal Data ,
PHI ,
Scams ,
State Attorneys General ,
Telecommuting ,
Waivers
The COVID-19 virus is having an unprecedented effect on all aspects of our daily lives, and has hit the educational system especially hard with forced closures and cancellations....more
Just days after the summit between the U.S. and North Korea, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Homeland Security issued a warning about a malicious malware, a Trojan malware variant known as...more
6/26/2018
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) ,
Connected Cars ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data-Sharing ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Drones ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FBI ,
FCC ,
FERPA ,
Hackers ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Information Technology ,
Malware ,
OCR ,
Risk Management
As the myriad of FERPA interpretation issues continues to cloud many educators’ understanding of what is permissible and not permissible under the statute, some assistance was recently provided by the U.S. Department of...more
The Connecticut State Department of Education (DOE) recently published guidance on implementing civil rights protections for transgender students. The guidance, in part, provides information on issues related to requests that...more
On February 22, 2017, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Education (DOE) withdrew their May 13, 2016 “Dear Colleague” letter that provided guidance on steps to protect transgender students under Title IX of the...more
3/3/2017
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Discrimination ,
Educational Institutions ,
FERPA ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
Gloucester County School Board v G.G. ,
LGBTQ ,
School Restrooms ,
SCOTUS ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title IX ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration
This year has been a busy year for education law in the area of data privacy. Educational institutions continue to be a rich target for hackers. Additionally, there were some important developments in the interpretation of...more
12/29/2016
/ ATDS ,
Colleges ,
Data Breach ,
Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Emergency Alerts ,
FCC ,
FERPA ,
Hackers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Hiring Statistics ,
LGBTQ ,
Malware ,
Medical Records ,
Obama Administration ,
OCR ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Phishing Scams ,
Right to Privacy ,
Robocalling ,
Student Records ,
TCPA ,
Text Messages ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Universities
On September 14, 2016, the Department of Education (DOE) issued a “Dear Colleague Letter” to provide guidance on the application of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) to the disclosure of student medical...more
10/19/2016
/ Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Educational Institutions ,
FERPA ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Medical Records ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Student Privacy ,
Student Records ,
Students
On August 11, 2016, a Florida state court judge held that the University Central Florida Board of Trustees (“UCF”) must produce Budget Request forms and Activity and Service Fee Database records to Knight News, Inc. (“KNI”)...more
A federal judge in North Carolina sealed a transcript of a University of North Carolina (UNC) hearing to determine whether the plaintiff was responsible for committing sexual acts without consent. In the case in question, the...more
On May 13, 2016, the Department of Justice and the Department of Education issued a “Dear Colleague Letter” (DCL) describing reasonable steps to protect transgender students under Title IX of the Educational Amendments of...more
6/23/2016
/ Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FERPA ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Student Privacy ,
Student Records ,
Students ,
Title IX ,
Transgender
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce recently held a hearing to evaluate federal policies affecting education research and student privacy. At issue is whether and how Congress will update the 1974 Family...more