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CHINA: Mandatory Data Protection Compliance (Self) Audits on Their Way

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The Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL“) requires a data controller to conduct compliance audits of its personal data processing activities on a regular basis (“Self-supervision Audits“). Apart from such...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Caution! Credential Stuffing on the Rise

If you have a tendency to reuse the same password across multiple accounts, you could be leaving yourself (and your organization) exposed to risk. Credential stuffing, the stealthy technique fueling a recent explosion of...more

Epstein Becker & Green

2024 Update: Regulators Use “Carrots and Sticks” to Incentivize Healthcare Sector Cybersecurity Compliance

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Healthcare organizations continue to be prime targets of cyberattacks. It is well-established that cyberattacks can lead to financial loss, reputational damage, and, in some cases, risks to patient care and safety. The recent...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Take these steps to safeguard against third-party cyber threats

The ever-increasing privacy and security risks via third-party vendors and service providers were apparent in 2023 with news of large organizations such as MOVEit, Okta and AT&T being affected. Research has shown that 98...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Top 10 for 2024 – Happy Data Privacy Day!

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To celebrate Data Privacy Day (January 28), we present our top ten data privacy and cybersecurity predictions for 2024. 1. AI regulations to protect data privacy. Automated decision-making tools, smart cameras, wearables,...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Ctrl-Alt-Delete: California Legislature Passes Delete Act

Legislation requires data brokers to register with the California Privacy Protection Agency and comply with a one-stop consumer deletion mechanism by 2026 - The wave of data privacy legislation in California continues as...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] 2024 Managed Care Compliance Conference - January 29th - 30th, Coronado, CA

Explore the unique issues that are pertinent to managed care professionals! This annual event dedicated to compliance management for health plan providers is returning to an in-person format for 2024. Join your peers and...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

DoDIG Audit of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Program: Findings and Next Steps for Contractors

The Department of Defense Inspector General (DoDIG) recently released its “Audit of the DoD’s Implementation and Oversight of the Controlled Unclassified Information [CUI] Program” (DODIG-2023-078). The audit highlights some...more

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5 Steps to Creating a Successful Data Governance Policy

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Data is the lifeblood of your organization. It sets the foundation for new business initiatives, workflows, and innovations. As it grows exponentially, its value also grows immeasurably—that is, if it is effectively managed....more

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Privacy Points 2023: New State Laws Introduce New Audit and Internal Review Requirements for Personal Information Collection and...

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Some states will affirmatively require annual audits of a business’s data collection and processing practices and—in some cases—to submit those audits to state regulators. With new US state data protection laws taking...more

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CEP Magazine - December 2022. Beginner's guide to SOC 2, Part 1

CEP Magazine - December 2022 - The reason we have auditors today is simply because people do not trust one another. Let’s say financial statements reveal $1 million in net profit. If you are a shareholder, do you believe...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - August 2020 #3

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CYBERSECURITY - U.S. Organizations Doing Business in China Warned of Malware in Tax Software - The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have issued a joint...more

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[Event] Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - February 27th - 28th, Anchorage, AK

This two-day Regional Compliance and Ethics Conferences provide attendees with a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your compliance successes and challenges, and create educational...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - February 27th - 28th, Anchorage, AK

Our Regional Compliance Conferences provide attendees with a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your compliance successes and challenges, and create educational opportunities for...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

ED Requires Higher Education Audits to Review GLBA Data Security Compliance

As discussed in a previous DBR on Data post, the U.S. Department of Education (“ED”) in recent years has repeatedly emphasized the importance of higher education institutions taking all appropriate measures to secure and...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Online Trust Alliance Audit Hands Feds Rare Honor

The federal government’s record for effective cyber defenses of its own websites has not been stellar over the past few years. Federal government agencies ranging from the Office of Personnel Management to the National...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

NYS DFS September 4, 2018 Cybersecurity Compliance Deadline

Tuesday, September 4, 2018 marked the New York State Department for Financial Service’s deadline for compliance with several sections of cybersecurity regulation 23 NYCRR 500 (the “Regulation”). The Regulation covers any...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

Security perils continue to haunt law firms and clients

Law firms are investing more money in information security these days because their clients are effectively demanding it. More than 2 in 5 lawyers (41 percent) recently interviewed by Robert Half Legal were planning to...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

OIG finds incomplete CFPB response to unaccounted-for-laptops

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The CFPB’s Office of Inspector General has issued a report indicating that, in performing an audit of the CFPB’s encryption of data on mobile devices issued to staff members, the OIG found the CFPB had not yet completed all...more

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Advanced Cyber Security Center Panel Explores Reasonableness in Cybersecurity

I had the pleasure of moderating an excellent panel at the Advanced Cyber Security Center’s annual conference on November 4. The panel’s topic for discussion was “What is Reasonable in Cybersecurity: Responsibility and...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Data-Harvesting Zombie Hackers, Blood-Thirsty Auditors, and Other Reasons to be Scared on Halloween

This Halloween, the scariest monsters might not be in your closet or under your bed. They may be overseas, orchestrating intrusions into your electronic medical record. Or they may be lurking in your own workforce, carrying...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

School Districts to Undergo Cybersecurity Audit

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Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway recently announced plans to conduct cybersecurity audits of five school districts. Coinciding with National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the audits are intended to reveal how school...more

King & Spalding

OIG Reports Insufficient Oversight Of HIPAA Compliance

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The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) must improve its oversight and enforcement of patient information privacy and security rules by “covered entities” and their business associates under the Health Information Portability...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Is Your HIPAA Compliance Program Ready for the FTC?

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Everyone in healthcare knows that the next round of HIPAA audits is coming. Covered entities and business associates have long been advised to review and update their HIPAA security risk analyses, have business associate...more

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