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Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Navigating Evolving Cyber Regulations in the United States

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Cyber regulations are crucial for the protection of individuals and businesses and aid in risk minimization; failure to comply with these regulations can result in severe consequences such as financial penalties, legal...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Cybersecurity Compliance in the New Administration

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Last month, Paul Hastings sponsored the Cybersecurity Law Workshop at the Spring Privacy & Security Forum held at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The Cybersecurity Law Workshop featured three panels of...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

HHS’s Proposed Security Rule Updates Could Require Group Health Plan Document Changes and New Plan Sponsor Security Practices

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Proposed regulations may require employers to invest additional resources to safeguard group health plan participants’ protected health information. In this installment of our blog series on the U.S. Department of Health...more

Holland & Knight LLP

NY Department of Health Bolsters Hospital Cybersecurity Regulations

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New York hospitals have less than a year to dust off their Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance programs and update them to comply with more stringent and detailed state regulations. Last...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

FTC’s Updated Health Breach Notification Rule Puts Health App Developers on Notice

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The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) years-long effort to modernize its Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR) in the midst of a swiftly changing technological landscape appears to be coming to an end. On Thursday, May 30,...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Rolling With the Punches in a Networked World: CCOE Cybersecurity Panel Discussion

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Whether the game is football, baseball, hockey, or Indy Car racing, no team goes into their major championship matchup without training. Companies need to train as well if they intend to operate on the internet and expect to...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded - Technology Law Insights, V 5, Issue 5, June 2024

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We are pleased to announce that several of the firm’s practice groups and attorneys were recognized in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA, a directory of leading law firms and attorneys. Chambers and Partners annually...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: April 2024

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) is seeking comment on a proposed rule to implement reporting requirements for critical infrastructure entities, including health care entities, on cyberattacks and ransomware...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: February 2024

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The American Hospital Association (AHA) has warned that information technology (IT) help desks are being targeted in a social engineering scheme that uses the stolen identity of revenue cycle employees or employees in other...more

Baker Donelson

Top Privacy and Cybersecurity Issues to Track In 2024

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In recognition of International Privacy Day on January 28, we wanted to share some insights on the top privacy and cybersecurity issues for the new year. Data privacy and cybersecurity will continue to be one of the most...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

New York State Prepares to Regulate Hospital Cybersecurity Programs

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On November 13, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul announced plans to regulate cybersecurity for New York general hospitals regulated under Article 28 of the Public Health Law. As proposed, the regulations will provide an additional...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

CIRCIA’s Potential Effect on Healthcare Entities

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Welcome to 2023. As in 2022, we are likely to see continuing escalation of cyber intrusion threats to healthcare entities – and their data. Healthcare data breach already is far from a trivial matter – according to one...more

Gardner Law

Transatlantic Legal-Regulatory Update: Live from the Heart of Silicon Valley

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US and EU Life Sciences Law firms Fieldfisher & Gardner Law recently held a CLE event in Silicon Valley covering Healthcare Compliance, Data Privacy and Regulatory hot topics for MedTech and Pharma companies. Discussion...more

Epstein Becker & Green

President Biden Signs into Law the Cyber Incident Reporting Act, Imposing Reporting Requirements for Cyber Incidents and...

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On March 15, 2022, President Biden signed into law the 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act containing the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (the “Cyber Incident Reporting Act”). While President...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Upcoming Annual Deadline for HIPAA Small Breach Reporting: March 1, 2022

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HIPAA-covered entities should note the quickly approaching March 1, 2022 deadline for reporting breaches of unsecured protected health information that occurred in 2021 and involved fewer than 500 individuals. This article...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Annual Breach Reporting Required Under NY SHIELD Act for Some Health Care Companies

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As discussed in an earlier blog post, the New York state Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (or “SHIELD Act”), was signed into law on July 25, 2019....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Yearly Data Breach Reporting Due to OCR by February 29

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Every year, we remind our readers that the HIPAA data breach notification regulations require covered entities to notify the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of any reportable data breaches that involved fewer than 500...more

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OCR Breach Reporting: 2018 “Small Breach” Report Due Friday, March 1st - Healthcare Alert

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Don’t forget that the required end-of-the-year reporting of any small breaches of unsecured protected health information (PHI) that were discovered in 2018 is coming up. Under the Health Insurance Portability and...more

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New Year, New Data Security Requirement: South Carolina Adopts New Data Security Law

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On January 1st, South Carolina became the first state to adopt the model insurance data security law requiring certain insurance licensees to investigate and report cybersecurity events in the state of South Carolina. The law...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Proposed Law Would Criminalize Failures to Report Data Breaches

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A draft bill recently introduced in the U.S. Senate serves as a good reminder that compliance with data breach reporting requirements is critical. This bill follows significant, high-profile data breaches by Uber and Equifax,...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Senators Re-Introduce Bill Requiring 30-Day Notification of Company Data Breaches

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As we near the end of a year that has seen more than its share of massive data breaches, two bills have been introduced (one re-introduced) in the U.S. Senate....more

Burr & Forman

TortSource: Ransomware: A Reportable Breach?

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In the past several years, a huge increase has occurred in the number of electronic attacks in the United States using ransomware, a form of malware that targets and encrypts critical data and systems for the purpose of...more

Butler Snow LLP

Ransomware: Electronic Extortion for a Digital Era

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Last month, the FBI asked the American Bar Association to share a cyberalert with its members warning of an increased risk of ransomware. Ransomware poses significant legal and operational risks to businesses. Personnel at...more

Jackson Walker

Enterprise Data Security For The Securities Lawyer

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Assuring cybersecurity has become a necessity for businesses across all industries. Cybercrime — with over $1 trillion in annual profits — is now the most lucrative illegal global business. Any business with computers and...more

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