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OCR Provides Guidance to the Healthcare Industry to Combat Ransomware Attacks

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In the spirit of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) released a new video on October 17, 2024, to promote awareness on ransomware trends in the healthcare industry and how HIPAA subject...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

CISA Warns of Three New Vulnerabilities Actively Exploited by Threat Actors

On July 17, 2024, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an Alert adding three vulnerabilities to its Known Vulnerabilities Catalog. ...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Privacy and AI in Israel and worldwide: a look to 2024

During 2023, privacy protection and artificial intelligence regulation continued apace and their implications continued to be a major focus in Israel and around the world. In Israel, this was reflected in a number of...more

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Federal Agencies Publish New Version of the #StopRansomware Guide

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On May 23, 2023, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a second edition of the #StopRansomware Guide (the Guide). The Guide, first published in September 2020, aims to help organizations reduce...more

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French Law Authorizes Insurability of "Cyber-Ransoms" Paid by Victims, Subject to Prompt Filing of Complaint

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France's Orientation and Programming Law of the Ministry of the Interior ("LOMPI law"), published in the Official Journal of January 25, 2023, amends the insurance coverage of losses and damages paid in response to...more

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Ransomware Attacks – Israeli Justice Ministry Recommendations

In light of the increase in fraud crimes in the digital space, a team from the Israeli Justice Ministry has formulated recommendations for defining a policy to contend with ransomware attacks. The recommendations relate to...more

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Delaware Chancery Court Decision Dismissing Claims Against SolarWinds Corporation's Board Illuminates Contours of Director...

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The Delaware Chancery Court’s recent opinion in Construction Industry Laborers Pension Fund et al. v. Bingle et al., C.A. No. 2021-0494-SG (Del. Ch.) dismissing claims asserted against members of SolarWinds Corporation’s...more

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FBI + CISA Warn Companies (Especially Health Care) About Zeppelin Ransomware

The FBI and CISA recently issued a Cybersecurity Alert entitled “#StopRansomware: Zeppelin Ransomware” providing an alert to organizations about the proliferation of Zeppelin ransomware attacks and information on the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

CISA Adds 21 Known Vulnerabilities to Catalog

The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added 21 new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog on May 23, 2022, due to active exploitation by cyber criminals. The vulnerabilities are a...more

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Federal Banking Regulators Issue New Guidance for Complying with 36 Hour Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Requirement

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On March 29, 2022, federal banking regulators issued important guidance for how banking organizations can comply with the upcoming requirement to notify regulators within 36 hours of ransomware or other disruptive...more

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FINRA Urges Firms to Heed CISA/FBI “Shields Up” Warning on Russia

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The regular “Weekly Update” email from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) had an eye-catching warning February 16, urging broker-dealer member firms to heed the “Shields Up” cyber threat warning from the...more

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CISA Warns “Every Organization” in U.S. to Assess + Respond to Cyber Risks

The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently issued another warning to “every organization” in the U.S. about cybersecurity risks during the ongoing escalation of tension between the U.S. and Russia over...more

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Banks Will Have 36 Hours to Report Cyberattacks Under New Rule

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The federal banking agencies recently issued a final regulation that will require a bank to notify its primary federal regulator of a cyberattack, or computer-security incident, no later than 36 hours after the bank...more

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Treasury to Companies: Time to Take Ransomware Reporting Seriously

On September 21, 2021, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published an updated sanctions advisory, providing guidance to companies on sanctions compliance obligations related to ransomware...more

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Federal Banking Regulators Issue Rule Requiring 36 Hour Notice of Ransomware and Other Disruptive Cybersecurity Incidents

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On November 18, 2021, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a joint final rule to require banking...more

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Federal Authorities Warn Employers Against Ransomware Payouts and Offer New Guidance on Preventing and Responding to Cyberattacks

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Federal officials have recently warned employers and businesses that they could have insult added to injury if they respond to cyberattacks by making ransomware payments – increasingly requested through cryptocurrency – as...more

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Do You Have a Risk-Based Sanctions Compliance Program?: In the Event of a Ransomware Attack, OFAC Wants to Know

In the wake of increased ransomware attacks over the course of the last several months, the US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has updated a guidance it released last year on potential...more

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California Attorney General Issues Bulletin on Health Data Breach Reporting Requirements

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The California Attorney General ("AG") has issued guidance reminding health care providers of their duty to report health care data breaches and to comply with other state and federal data privacy laws....more

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FDIC Seeks Comment on Supervisory Approach to Examinations During Pandemic

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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

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NYDFS Issues Ransomware Guidance Aimed At Combatting Rising Cyber Threats

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The exponential rise in ransomware attacks in the past year has everyone on high alert, not least of which are regulators. Following on the heels of a June 2, 2021 White House memo addressing ransomware prevention, on June...more

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Second Security Directive Issued by TSA to Pipeline Operators

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued its second Security Directive to the pipeline industry on July 20, 2021, following the Colonial Pipeline cybersecurity incident. ...more

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NYDFS Issues Ransomware Guidance

The New York State Department of Financial Services recently announced new guidance addressing ransomware attacks, and highlighting cybersecurity measures to significantly reduce the risk of an attack. The guidance comes as...more

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New York Department of Financial Services Announces New Guidance on Ransomware Prevention

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On June 30, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services ("NYDFS") identified key cybersecurity measures to prevent and prepare for ransomware attacks. ...more

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Top Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Initiatives Under the Biden Administration

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2020 was a year of upheaval for the cybersecurity and data privacy space. COVID-19 raised new challenges, unprecedented cyberattacks highlighted vulnerabilities in both the private and public sectors, and sweeping new privacy...more

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[Webinar] Top Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Initiatives Under the Biden Administration - April 13th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

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2020 was a year of upheaval for the cybersecurity and data privacy space. COVID-19 raised new challenges, unprecedented cyberattacks highlighted vulnerabilities in both the private and public sectors, and sweeping new privacy...more

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