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Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

How ISO 27001 Supports Consumer Privacy: Part 1

Mounting regulatory pressure to protect individual privacy rights has turned safeguarding personal data into a business imperative. Regulations like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union and the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Ring, Ring, it’s the FCC Calling- TracFone to Pay $16M to Settle FCC Investigation

TracFone, the pre-paid phone company, recently settled with the FCC over allegations that the company failed to protect customer information during three different data incidents. According to the FCC, in each of the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Tracfone Settles FCC Investigation for $16 Million

This week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a settlement with TracFone Wireless to resolve investigations into whether TracFone failed to reasonably protect its customers’ information from unauthorized...more

HaystackID

[Webinar] From Breach to Insight: Incident Response & PII Recovery - May 29th, 12:00 pm EDT

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With escalating cyber risks and heightened regulatory scrutiny, every minute after a data breach is crucial. Sophisticated cybercriminals relentlessly target your organization’s most valuable asset: personally identifiable...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Utah Breach Notice Law Amended, Effective May 1

Utah, among other privacy laws it has enacted or modified recently, has also modified its breach notification law. This follows last year’s changes to the law, which among other things codified the state’s Cyber Center....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

What Does the SEC’s Complaint Against SolarWinds Mean for CISOs and Boards?

On October 30, 2023, the SEC filed a litigated complaint against SolarWinds, a software development company, and Timothy Brown, its chief information security officer (CISO). The SEC alleges that from October 2018, when...more

Perkins Coie

Security Breach Notification Chart - September 2023

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Perkins Coie's Privacy & Security practice maintains this comprehensive chart of state laws regarding security breach notification. The chart is for informational purposes only and is intended as an aid in understanding each...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Lines of Authority: The Critical Need for Role Clarity in Information Security Compliance

Clearly defined roles and responsibilities are an essential component of an effective compliance program. Failure to adequately assign responsibility can lead to gaps in compliance coverage and a lack of accountability. ...more

Polsinelli

Mitigating Your Greatest Data Privacy Risk

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Third-party vendors pose a significant risk - The greatest data privacy threat to companies is commonly thought to be that company’s employees. While employees can be a threat, the majority of data breaches and ...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Cybersecurity Regulation: Key Takeaways From an Unusual FTC Order That Will Follow CEO for a Decade

The FTC recently issued a proposed order that would settle an enforcement action against Drizly, LLC and its co-founder and CEO, James Rellas, arising from data breaches in 2018 and 2020 that affected over 2.5 million...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

[Webinar] Cyber Sidebar: The NIST Cybersecurity Framework Applied to the Legal Profession - November 15th, 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm ET

The legal profession is under constant threat of cyberattacks and breaches. Cybersecurity challenges exist in many contexts but the legal profession is particularly vulnerable due to its federated environment and disparate...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Non-Profit Organizations Can Reduce Risks by Addressing Data Privacy Concerns in Advance

With the threat of cyber-attacks making the news, it is a good time for all non-profit organizations to review their policies and procedures with respect to data privacy. Many non-profit organizations are particularly...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

[Event] Interact 2022 - August 14th - 17th, Nashville, TN

Exclusive roadmap reveals, immersive Q&A with top product & industry experts, live product demos, electrifying presentations, co-innovation opportunities, and so much more— all coming to you live from the heart of Nashville,...more

Carlton Fields

No Password Required: A Former Police Officer Who Embodies All the Qualities of a Great Leader

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Chase Fopiano is the Founder of CyberTech Analytics, a cybersecurity provider that combines the worlds of both law enforcement and information security. Chase began his career as a police officer before diving headfirst into...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 22, Number 1. Privacy Briefs: January 2022

Report on Patient Privacy 22, no. 1 (January, 2022) - New Jersey issued its third settlement in three months on state-level health care privacy and security laws, announcing that three cancer care providers would adopt new...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Compliance Refresher: Get Cozy With IT Folks, Review Insurance, Fine-Tune Policies, Training

Report on Patient Privacy 21, no. 11 (November, 2021) - Attorney Brad Hammer doesn’t always don a suit and tie, or what he calls his “lawyer’s uniform.” A privacy and security expert and founder of the Vakaris Group based...more

Epiq

CyberSide Chats: Recap of the White House Cyber Summit (with Amanda Fennell)

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During this special edition of CISO vs CISO, Jerich Beason, CISO at Epiq, and Amanda Fennel, CSO & CIO at Relativity, discuss the White House Cyber Summit that took place in August. During this candid discussion, they provide...more

HaystackID

[Webcast Transcript] Information Governance, Data Privacy, and Data Breach Exposure Mitigation

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Editor’s Note: On September 30, 2021, HaystackID shared an educational webcast presented at the 2021 Privacy + Security Fall Academy. The webcast provided viewers with a framework and solutions for deploying privacy-based...more

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Healthcare Organizations Must Deal with their Shadow Information Problem

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A myopic focus on protecting EMR (Electronic Medical Records) systems has left healthcare organizations open to shadow information risk. In a world where hackers and ransomware criminals are regularly compromising healthcare...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Cybersecurity & Ransomware: How To React? - June 8th, 9:30 am CEST

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Faced with the resurgence of cyberattacks in our newfound era of dependence on teleworking, our team is primed to guide you through the fraught aftermath of a cyber attack: Our team will discuss: - how to come back to the...more

NAVEX

[Webinar] Top Risk Management Lessons from the SolarWinds Hack - January 27th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

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Last month there was a cyber-attack suspected to have been perpetrated by Russian hackers. The attack was traced back to third party – a network management software vendor, SolarWinds. Among its 300,000 customers, SolarWinds...more

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4 Ways to Protect ePHI Beyond HIPAA Compliance

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Given the choice between credit card data and digital health records, cybercriminals prefer the latter. A stolen credit card can be canceled. Electronic protected health information (ePHI) with its treasure-trove of...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Bringing Your Business Online: Written Information Security Programs (WISPs)

The current COVID-19 pandemic has forced many businesses online in order to survive. In many cases, businesses had no plans to be online. Others were forced to move online more quickly than planned. In order to assist these...more

Sands Anderson PC

Insurers & Producers in Virginia: Get Ready for New Data Security and Notification Requirements!

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Virginia has a new law, the Insurance Data Security Act (New Law), going into effect on July 1, 2020, which will expand the data security and incident notification requirements on insurers licensed in the Commonwealth.  The...more

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Keep Calm and Carry On: 5 Data Security Do’s and Don’ts for Everyone

Cyber criminals see opportunity in the pandemic. Some exploit security vulnerabilities in remote working. Others prey on people’s fears by crafting phishing emails and malware-infected websites purportedly about the...more

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