Cybersecurity
07.23.21
07.16.21
HHS OIG review calls out CMS’s lack of cybersecurity oversight
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently conducted a review of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS’s) survey standards for hospital cybersecurity and determined that CMS lacks consistent oversight of networked-devices cybersecurity in hospitals.
Category Cybersecurity
07.15.21
The Nigerian Prince has been swallowed by a whale: Phishing...
A successful ransomware attack occurs every eight minutes. Since phishing is one of the primary methods of launching ransomware attacks companies need to continue educating and training their employees to be vigilant.
Category Cybersecurity
07.15.21
GUESS works to address data breach
Fashion retailer GUESS announced a data breach that has affected an unknown number of people, whose information was compromised as a result of unauthorized access to the company's systems back in February 2021.
Category Cybersecurity
07.14.21
Cybersecurity tips for unwary businesses
As companies of all shapes and sizes amass troves of sensitive customer data, company must implement daily cybersecurity considerations into their normal operations.
Category Cybersecurity
07.13.21
NYDFS agrees to $1.8 million data breach settlement with two...
The New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) recently entered into a consent order with two life insurance companies as a result of alleged violations of New York’s Cybersecurity Regulation.
Category Cybersecurity
07.08.21
Supply-chain cyberattacks: You’re only as strong as your...
Companies must be vigilant and mindful not only of their own cybersecurity, but also of the network security measures implemented by their suppliers.
Category Cybersecurity
06.30.21
Reported LinkedIn data breach: 700 million users data exposed
A massive LinkedIn data breach has reportedly affected over 700 million accounts.
Category Cybersecurity
06.24.21
Don’t forget physical safeguards for data privacy when...
Returning to an in-person work environment can present challenges that suddenly seem as novel as complying with a new 2021 law. So as business come back to fuller in-person operation after COVID-19, we are reminding those with bricks-and-mortar operations to make sure that they re-engage with the in-person elements of their data breach protection policies.
Category Privacy
