Data Privacy
04.09.21
12.10.20
Open source software development does not ensure quick security...
A report found that code vulnerabilities in open source programs go undetected for an average of four years. Companies who rely solely on the public to troubleshoot their code may be opening themselves up to a risk of harm.
Category Data Privacy
11.17.20
FTC settles data security complaint against Zoom
The FTC announced last week that it had settled claims with Zoom Video Communications, Inc. relating to a variety of allegedly false and misleading representations made by Zoom about the security features of Zoom videoconferencing platform.
Category Data Privacy
11.09.20
Recent enforcement under OCR’s Right of Access Initiative leads...
Failing to provide patients with access to their health information can lead to fines and other enforcement actions for physician practices and other health care entities.
Category Data Privacy
11.04.20
Ransomware attacks hit major hospital networks
Hospitals and health care systems across the United States are increasingly the targets of ransomware attacks in what is thought to be a coordinated cybercrime effort by Russia.
Category Data Privacy
09.23.20
Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act does not preempt biometric...
In McDonald v. Symphony Bronzeville Park LLC, the Illinois Appellate Court sided with the plaintiff and the trial court, holding that the IWCA does not preempt BIPA claims that arise in the workplace.
Category Data Privacy
09.02.20
CCPA continues to hit pause: B2B and employee provisions on...
Leading up to the CCPA’s effective date, two important amendments were passed which partially excluded employee information and business-to-business (B2B) information from the stringent coverage of the CCPA. The California Legislature recently passed a bill to extend these provisions another year.
Category Data Privacy
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
