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Pennsylvania Perspective for Thursday, September 4, 2025

Cozen O'Connor on 9/5/2025

Gov. Shapiro Navigates SEPTA Crisis Amid Budget Stalemate - Governor Josh Shapiro (D) is caught between House Democrats and Senate Republicans as he tries to secure long-term funding for SEPTA, which has already cut service...more

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: April 15, 2024

McDermott+ on 4/16/2024

While congressional debate and action will focus on aid to Israel this week, committees will continue to move forward their health agendas via hearings. The House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the Change Healthcare...more

Reduce Your Risk (And We’re Not Just Talking COVID-19 Vaccines)

Fox Rothschild LLP on 2/16/2023

When COVID-19 was on the rise, ransomware attacks were right alongside it. A new investigation published in JAMA Health Forum found that ransomware attacks more than doubled in the last five years. Ransomware is software that...more

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Tells K-12 Institutions to Start Small, Build Up, and Collaborate to Fight...

Foley Hoag LLP on 2/1/2023

With the adoption of new technology, including the quick and unexpected shift to virtual learning because of the COVID-19 pandemic, K-12 institutions are at an increased risk of cyberattacks and threats thereof. The rise in...more

Cyberthreats, Remote Deposition Rulings Were Top of Mind for Readers in 2022

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC on 12/29/2022

Blog posts addressing the devastating threat of financial and reputational harms from ransomware attacks were the well-read communications that Esquire Deposition Solutions published in 2022. Blog posts on ransomware attacks,...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - December 2022 #2

Robinson & Cole LLP on 12/23/2022

CYBERSECURITY - Nineteen States Have Banned TikTok on Government-Issued Devices - Governors of numerous states have issued Executive Orders in the past several weeks banning TikTok from government-issued devices and...more

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 10, 2022

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 5/27/2022

House Subcommittee Debates Device Remanufacturing Definition, Sends User-Fees Bill to Next Stage "Proponents of the remanufacturing bill are looking to better distinguish between medical device remanufacturing, and...more

The Top 17 Workplace Law Stories from February 2022

Fisher Phillips on 3/2/2022

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Decoded: Technology Law Insights, Volume 3, Issue 2

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 2/7/2022

BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy Faces Lawsuit Over Healthcare Data Breach - "Florida-based BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy allegedly failed to safeguard PII and notify patients of a healthcare data breach that impacted 350K, the...more

Top 10 for 2022 – Happy Data Privacy Day!

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/28/2022

In honor of Data Privacy Day, we provide the following “Top 10 for 2022.” While the list is by no means exhaustive, it does provide some hot topics for organizations to consider in 2022...more

Top 10 Workplace Law Predictions for 2022

Fisher Phillips on 1/4/2022

Workplace law has changed dramatically over the past two years of the pandemic. Unfortunately, 2022 (or is it “2020 too”?) is shaping up to be another year full of new rules and regulations within this volatile area of law....more

[Event] U.S. Export & Reexport Compliance For Canadian Operations - January 26th - 27th, Toronto, ON, Canada

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 12/20/2021

The Canadian Institute’s 11th Annual Forum on U.S. Export & Re-Export Compliance for Canadian Operations will take place in Toronto on January 25–27! IN-PERSON and LIVESTREAM options available. Over the last decade, this...more

Protecting Employees' Private Health Information from a Cyberattack in the Age of COVID-19

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 11/17/2021

With COVID-19, employers are receiving and processing an ever-increasing amount of their employees' confidential health information. From COVID-19 test results to vaccination status, many employers are routinely collecting...more

[Event] Richmond Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - December 10th, Richmond, VA

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 11/2/2021

Our one-day Regional Compliance Conferences provide attendees with a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your compliance successes and challenges, and create educational...more

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 21, Number 9. Privacy Briefs: September 2021

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 9/15/2021

Report on Patient Privacy 21 no. 9 (September, 2021) - DuPage Medical Group in Chicago said that the personal information of more than 600,000 patients may have been compromised in a July cyberattack. The medical group,...more

Decoded: Technology Law Insights, Volume 2, Issue 18

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 9/15/2021

El Salvador Buys 200 Bitcoins as the Digital Currency Becomes Legal Tender - "El Salvador became the first country to adopt bitcoin as a national currency, kicking off a radical monetary experiment that could pose risks to...more

[Virtual Event] Global Compliance Updates - November 2nd - 3rd, 5:55 pm - 8:15 pm GST

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 9/14/2021

Compliance teams looking to stay ahead of the changing landscape need to be up to date on the latest developments. Join us for Global Compliance Updates in collaboration with the DIFC Academy, on 2–3 November 2021. This...more

Policyholder Best Practices As Cyberattacks Escalate

Flaster Greenberg PC on 9/4/2021

Cyberattacks are exploding. The coronavirus pandemic has further exposed cyber vulnerabilities due to remote work and the increasing use of underprotected devices. Ransomware attacks are increasingly becoming the cyberattack...more

FDIC Seeks Comment on Supervisory Approach to Examinations During Pandemic

Goodwin on 8/20/2021

In This Issue. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is seeking information and comment regarding the FDIC’s supervisory approach to examinations during the pandemic; the FDIC’s tech lab, FIDTECH, announced a “tech...more

Ransomware Gone Wild – And What You Need To Do To Protect Your Company

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 8/5/2021

The FBI has reported a 400 percent increase in cyber-attacks in 2020 – and, according to some reports, Ransomware makes up about 85 percent of those attacks. Ransomware is one of the most potentially damaging types of...more

Ransomware, COVID-19 and Regulations: Healthcare Entities Confront a Triple Threat

BakerHostetler on 7/1/2021

Given what the healthcare industry faced in 2020, the seventh edition of our Data Security Incident Response (DSIR) Report, “Disruption and Transformation,” is aptly titled. As if fighting the COVID-19 pandemic weren’t enough...more

COVID Rulings May Support Ransomware Insurance Denials

Zelle LLP on 6/18/2021

Ransomware attacks were already on the rise prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the prevalence of such cyberattacks substantially increased during the pandemic due, in part, to additional security risks associated with the...more

Data Breach Defense for Educational Institutions

Brooks Pierce on 6/17/2021

The past 15 months have been extremely challenging for every industry, but that is especially true of educational institutions. Every level of education—from local school districts to the largest universities—has had to work...more

Federal Legislation Considers Banning Ransom Payments to Hackers

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 6/17/2021

The year 2021 continues to reveal an alarming rise in ransomware attacks. Two of the most notable of such attacks include the ransomware attack on CNA Financial Corp., with resulting payment of $40 million in ransom, and the...more

Cyber-Insurance Considerations for Healthcare Providers Related to Ransomware Attacks

McGuireWoods LLP on 6/4/2021

On May 7, 2021, the operator of a major pipeline system that transports fuel across the East Coast fell victim to a ransomware attack that resulted in a six-day shutdown. Over the following week, East Coast stockpiles of...more

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