No Password Required: USF Cybercrime Professor, Former Federal Agent, and Vintage Computer Archivist
2023 DSIR Deeper Dive: How International and Domestic Regulatory Enforcement Spotlights the Information Governance Tensions Between ‘There’ and ‘Here’ and Between ‘Keep’ and ‘Delete’
Marketing Minute with NP Strategy (Video): How to Respond to a Cyber Security Breach
Cybersecurity in Video Games & Esports
2023 DSIR Deeper Dive: State Privacy and Data Collection
Digital Planning Podcast Episode: When Cyber Attacks Hit Home
2023 DSIR Report Deeper Dive into the Data
Cybersecurity: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know
2022 DSIR Deeper Dive: OCR’s Right of Access Initiative
Hot Topics: Risk Management for Cybersecurity
2022 DSIR Report Deeper Dive: The Expanding Landscape of State Data Privacy Laws
Can Cyber Investigations Be Canned? - Unauthorized Access Podcast
2022 DSIR Report Deeper Dive: Personal Data Deletion
Panel Pursuit: The Ins and Outs of Becoming a Preferred Panel Vendor - Unauthorized Access Podcast
Get Me Off This Ride: Understanding the Emotional Rollercoaster After a Ransomware Attack - Unauthorized Access Podcast
2022 DSIR Report Deeper Dive: FTC
2022 DSIR Report Deeper Dive: Forensics
2022 DSIR Deeper Dive: Vendor Incidents
Dark Web Monitoring - Unauthorized Access Podcast
Unauthorized Access: An Inside Look at Incident Response
The cyber breach at Change Healthcare in 2024 stands out as one of the most significant cyber-attacks in recent memory. Its repercussions extend far beyond immediate industry disruptions, resonating deeply in regulatory...more
We are pleased to announce that several of the firm’s practice groups and attorneys were recognized in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA, a directory of leading law firms and attorneys. Chambers and Partners annually...more
Cybersecurity attacks, such as malware, phishing emails, and password attacks, are a growing threat to patients and medical practices. Cyber attacks can significantly disrupt patient care, including by exposing confidential...more
The Data Security Incident Response Report features insights and metrics from 1,270+ incidents that members of the firm’s DADM Practice Group helped clients manage in 2021. This episode takes us deeper into the Office for...more
October was National Cybersecurity Month. As part of its ongoing focus on HIPAA Security Rule awareness and compliance, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) within the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”),...more
We have been quite busy this October, which happens to be National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. But, we did not want to let the month go by without some recognition; and we are grateful to the HHS Office for Civil Rights...more
Desiree Moore, Gina Bertolini, and Jackie Hoffman discuss the increasing impact of data security incidents and security breaches on the health care sector. They define what qualifies under HIPAA as a protected health...more
Last week, in its Cybersecurity Summer Newsletter, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) published best practices for creating an IT asset inventory list to assist healthcare providers and business associates in understanding...more
Prepare your organization to respond to the ever-increasing emphasis on healthcare compliance issues by enforcement authorities. Hear first-hand from government officials about regulatory changes, expectations, and key...more
Missouri’s Cass Regional Medical Center (CRMC) was recently hit with a ransomware attack. Existing patients continued to receive care, but incoming trauma and stroke patients were diverted to other facilities. The hospital...more
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued an “improved web tool that puts important information into the hands of individuals, empowering them to better identify recent breaches of health information and learn how all...more
HHS OCR issues checklist, iterative guidance in wake of WannaCry and Petya attacks; Anthem breach settlement provides additional lessons. Key Points: ..Healthcare organizations are particularly vulnerable to ransomware...more
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently released guidance entitled “My Entity Just Experienced a Cyber-attack! What Do We Do Now?” The Checklist is a practical tool for health care entities and outlines several steps to...more
Earlier this week, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a $400,000 settlement with Metro Community Provider Network (“MCPN”) related to a 2012 HIPAA breach caused by a phishing scam. The phishing scam, carried...more
The SEC announced last week that an investment adviser had agreed to settle charges that it failed to take required steps to protect against and respond effectively to a cybersecurity breach. The action comes on the heels of...more
Officials at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (HHS OCR) have recently selected a vendor to conduct the second wave of HIPAA audits. These so-called “Phase 2 Audits” are set to commence...more
The Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) has selected Ashburn, Virginia-based FCi Federal to conduct the next round of HIPAA audits mandated by the HITECH Act. OCR views the audits as a compliance tool that will hopefully get out...more