Data Privacy
11.17.20
08.17.20
NYS Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulations...
New York State Department of Financial Services filed a statement of charges alleging violations of Cybersecurity Regulation, Part 500 of Title 23 of the New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations.
Category Data Privacy
07.28.20
Data privacy and merger considerations
Data privacy issues should be part of routine due diligence when evaluating a proposed transaction.
Category Data Privacy
03.10.20
Latest OCR settlement reminds HIPAA-regulated entities to...
A medical practice’s failure to conduct a security risk analysis, failure to implement a risk management plan, and failure to execute a business associate agreement with a vendor leads to a HIPAA penalty.
Category Data Privacy
01.30.20
U.K. data regulator issues first fine under the GDPR
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the U.K.’s data regulator, recently announced its first enforcement notice under the GDPR, in the form of a £275,000 fine.
Category Data Privacy
01.28.20
Proposed legislation would provide for greater data protections...
Proposed legislation would provide for greater data protections for Illinois residents.
Category Data Privacy
12.12.19
Breach Triggers $1.6M Penalty for HIPAA Violations
In November 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights imposed a $1.6M civil money penalty on the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Department of Aging and Disability Services for HIPAA violations.
Category Data Privacy
11.01.19
OCR imposes $2.15 million fine against health system for...
On October 23, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it had imposed a civil money penalty of $2,154,000 against Jackson Health System (JHS) for multiple HIPAA violations.
Category Data Privacy
10.16.19
California governor signs seven bills related to data security...
On October 13, 2019, the California governor signed bills amending the California Consumer Privacy Act into law.
Category Data Privacy