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Right To Know - June 2024, Vol. 18

Clark Hill PLC on 6/10/2024

Cyber, Privacy, and Technology Report - Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed....more

Cyber Crime - Protecting Yourself from Publishing Scams in the UAE

Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal... on 8/17/2023

Introduction: In the rapidly advancing digital age, cybercrime has become a serious global concern, and the UAE is not immune to this threat. Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated, using tactics such as fake calls,...more

Recent New York Cybersecurity Enforcement Provides Latest Reason for Companies to be Proactive

Harris Beach PLLC on 6/6/2023

New York’s Department of Financial Services signaled once again its intent to strongly enforce the state’s Cybersecurity Regulation by finding OneMain Financial Group violated the law in several ways and imposing a $4.25...more

Privacy Briefs: May 2023

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 5/12/2023

Five former Memphis-based hospital employees and another man have pled guilty to unlawfully disclosing patient information in violation of HIPAA, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee Kevin Ritz announced....more

HIPAA Security Rule: What are “Recognized Security Practices” and why are they important?

Woods Rogers on 11/10/2022

A strong cybersecurity program can help defend against cyber attacks and protect sensitive patient data. Thanks to a 2021 amendment of the HITECH Act, when a breach occurs, it can also reduce enforcement penalties. The...more

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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/5/2021

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

Bipartisan Senators Introduce Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 7/28/2021

The legislation would require all federal contractors to report potential and actual cybersecurity incidents to the Department of Homeland Security. The Act would impose a 24-hour reporting requirement on federal...more

The Scariest Data Privacy Breaches of 2019

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 10/31/2019

With it being Halloween, October being National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and 2019 drawing to an end, let’s take a look at the data privacy breaches giving compliance professionals a fright this year! ...more

Germany's Draft Bill on IT Security 2.0 – Extended BSI Authorities, Stricter Penalties and New Obligations on Providers

White & Case LLP on 7/15/2019

On March 27, 2019, the German Federal Ministry of the Interior (GMI) proposed a new bill (the "Draft Bill") for a so-called IT Security Act 2.0 (IT-SiG 2.0). In an effort to take a front-runner role in Europe, Germany has...more

HIPAA and Accounting Cybersecurity Update

Winstead PC on 10/18/2018

It is a strange combination of events today, but two different agencies released reports on cybersecurity issues that all companies should consider when looking at their systems, controls and checks. The U.S. Department of...more

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