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Safeguarding the Corporate Network Against Breaches through Information Governance

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While corporate leaders often view cybersecurity as a technical challenge, contributing author Phil Favro illustrates the legal and organizational dimensions of cybersecurity in this recent article. Favro emphasizes that...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Understanding the Importance of Data Asset Protection: Why Wineries Need to Pay Attention to Policies and Procedures

Data asset protection is traditionally associated with industries and entities that develop or store particularly sensitive information, like tech companies, hospitals, law firms, and government entities. However, data asset...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Protecting Your Team's Data: What Every Employer Needs to Know

Let’s talk about something that doesn’t get enough attention: protecting your employees’ sensitive personal information. In today’s digital world, keeping your team’s data safe isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s absolutely...more

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We get Privacy for work — Episode 7: What Is a WISP and Why Your Organization Must Have One

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Written Information Security Programs, commonly referred to as WISPs, are critical plans to have in place – not only to efficiently and effectively respond to ransomware attacks and data breaches when they occur – but to...more

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Recent OCR Settlements Emphasize the Need for Thorough HIPAA Risk Analysis

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Two settlements recently announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reinforce the agency’s emphasis on promoting thorough risk analysis to help prevent disclosure of...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

5 Challenges in Incident Management (and How to Stay Resilient)

A single outage can spiral into hours of downtime, frustrated customers, and significant revenue loss across your business....more

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Information Leaks: How To Respond, Investigate, And Protect Your Business

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Information leaks pose a growing and multifaceted risk to organizations across sectors. While often associated with cybersecurity breaches, the majority of such incidents stem from human error or intentional misconduct. On 25...more

Paul Hastings LLP

The Changing Cyber Threat Landscape and Lessons Learned From Data Breaches

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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

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New SEC Cybersecurity Compliance Deadlines are Coming: What 5 Things Should Covered Institutions Do to Prepare?

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The SEC’s amended Regulation S-P, adopted last year, will soon enhance data privacy protections for broker-dealers, investment companies, registered investment advisors, and transfer agents. The updated rule requires these...more

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NFL Draft Provides Wake-Up Call on Protecting Confidential Information While Working Remotely

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Last week’s NFL draft highlighted more than the accomplishments of athletes at the combine or on the field. While there was extensive coverage of the merits of each player, one of the major headlines coming out of the draft...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - June 9th - 12th, Pittsburgh, PA

HCCA's Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy is a three-and-a-half-day interactive education program with a focus on the vast body of privacy laws and regulations in place to help you protect PHI and other critical data. Our...more

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[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - March 24th - 27th, Chicago, IL

HCCA's Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy is a three-and-a-half-day interactive education program with a focus on the vast body of privacy laws and regulations in place to help you protect PHI and other critical data. Our...more

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What the SEC Amendments to Regulation S-P Mean for Your Business

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On May 16, 2024, the SEC adopted amendments to Regulation S-P requiring broker-dealers, registered investment companies, registered investment advisers, funding portals, and transfer agents (collectively, “covered...more

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OCR Proposed Tighter Security Rules for HIPAA Regulated Entities, including Business Associates and Group Health Plans

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As the healthcare sector continues to be a top target for cyber criminals, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued proposed updates to the HIPAA Security Rule (scheduled to be published in the Federal Register January 6). It...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - January 27th - 30th, Orlando, FL

HCCA's Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy is a three-and-a-half-day interactive education program with a focus on the vast body of privacy laws and regulations in place to help you protect PHI and other critical data. Our...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Revamping Your Cybersecurity Policies and Procedures: Tips and Tricks

As each year passes and technology advances, businesses face an increasingly difficult task to maintain adequate security measures to protect their organizations’ assets and data. With this in mind, it is important to review...more

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Key Takeaways for Healthcare Providers Following HHS OCR’s Most Recent Ransomware Investigation

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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

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Federal Court Makes It Harder for Plaintiffs to Bring Data Breach Claims

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In a recent federal case from New York, the court dealt a blow to plaintiffs suing over data breaches. The plaintiffs had filed a putative class action suit, alleging that they (and others like them) had been harmed by the...more

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Biotech Company Settles with Three State AGs Over Security Practices

A biotech company recently settled with three AGs over allegations that it had failed to protect consumer information. According to the AGs of Connecticut, New York and New Jersey, this led to a 2023 data incident. The...more

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New State Privacy Laws Take Effect Beginning on July 1

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In the absence of a federal privacy bill, nearly 20 states have passed comprehensive privacy laws. On July 1, three of these states — Florida, Oregon, and Texas — have new laws going into effect, with Montana’s effective in...more

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Regulatory Roundup for May 2024

SEC DROPS NEW REQUIREMENT FOR INCIDENT RESPONSE PROGRAMS, PROPOSAL FOR RIAS TO ADOPT CIP, SEC EXAMS SHARES MARKETING RULE FAILURES, RIA SLAMMED FOR FAILING TO RETAIN TEXTS, AND SEC WINS ON SHADOW TRADING THEORY - Welcome to...more

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Final Amendments to Regulation S-P under Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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On May 15, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued final amendments (the “Amendments”) to Regulation S-P (originally adopted in 2000), which governs the treatment of a customer’s nonpublic personal...more

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SEC Amends Regulation S-P to Require Data Breach Notifications and Additional Written Policies

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On May 16, 2024, the SEC amended Regulation S-P to impose new data privacy and security requirements on broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, investment companies (whether or not they are registered with the SEC),...more

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Insider Threats to Healthcare Data: What You Need to Know and 5 Steps You Can Take Now

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Healthcare data breaches are occurring more frequently and on larger scales than ever before – and while you defend against cyberattacks and other external threats, make sure you do not overlook the critical role your...more

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Understanding How Generative AI Can Affect Your Business' Data Privacy And Ownership Is Crucial

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“In assessing a generative AI product, it is critical to understand issues of data ownership and privacy. This cumbersome task is necessary to learn how the AI platform will use data, if the data shared is entering an open or...more

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