On consecutive days, the Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) recently announced two large HIPAA breach settlements. On March 16, 2016, OCR announced that it entered into a Resolution Agreement with North…
Yearly Archives: 2016
OCR Announces Two Significant HIPAA Breach Settlements
Tagged with: breach, business associate, business associate agreement, corrective action plan, covered entity, encryption, HHS, HIPAA, laptop, OCR, PHI, policies and procedures, resolution agreement, risk analysis, risk assessment, settlement, unencrypted
Posted in Data Breach, Data Security, HIPAA
Posted in Data Breach, Data Security, HIPAA
House Subcommittee Examines the Role of Cyber Insurance
On March 22, the House Homeland Security Committee’s Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies held a hearing on The Role of Cyber Insurance in Risk Management. The witnesses were Matthew McCabe, a Senior Advisory Specialist for cyber insurance…
Tagged with: cyber security, data security, insurance, risk management, security practices
Posted in Data Security, Insurance
Posted in Data Security, Insurance
Feds Push for Better Cybersecurity
President Obama has long discussed the importance of improving governmental cybersecurity, but the issue gained significant traction last year after two massive breaches at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). In February 2016, the President issued an Executive Order to…
Tagged with: cyber security, data security, privacy, security practices
Posted in Legislation, Privacy, Regulations
Posted in Legislation, Privacy, Regulations
iWon’t: Apple’s Face-Off with the DOJ
In what is quickly becoming one of the closest-watched cases in the country, Apple is now at loggerheads with the Department of Justice and FBI over its refusal to unlock the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters. The…
Tagged with: cybersecurity, data security, FBI, privacy, safeguards
Posted in Data Security, Litigation, Privacy
Posted in Data Security, Litigation, Privacy
SuperValu Latest in Debate over Standing
Last month, a Minnesota federal judge tossed out extensive multidistrict legislation concerning a proposed class action of SuperValu shoppers. Shoppers from Illinois, Minnesota, and Idaho had alleged that the supermarket chain caused them harm when hackers penetrated SuperValu’s systems and…
Tagged with: breach, cyber crime, cyber security, data breach, data security, standing
Posted in Cyberattack, Data Breach, Litigation
Posted in Cyberattack, Data Breach, Litigation
Michaels Crafts Successful Motion to Dismiss in Data Breach Case
Plaintiffs continue to battle for standing in data breach cases, and another federal court recently added to a growing body of decisions helpful to companies who find themselves on the receiving end of a lawsuit after falling victim to hackers. …
Tagged with: breach, cyber security, cybersecurity, data breach, hacking, standing
Posted in Data Breach, Data Security, Litigation, Privacy
Posted in Data Breach, Data Security, Litigation, Privacy
Chris Correa Isn’t Billy Beane and This Isn’t Moneyball
The lights going on and off within the head of former St. Louis Cardinals scouting director Chris Correa were once probably flickering more actively than the lights inside of The Staples Center just before the Los Angeles Lakers take to…
Tagged with: cyber crime, cybersecurity, data security, hacking, sports, trade secrets
Posted in Cyber crimes, Cyberattack, Data Breach, Data Security, Privacy, Standards
Posted in Cyber crimes, Cyberattack, Data Breach, Data Security, Privacy, Standards
Wyndham Settles with FTC
Last month, Wyndham Worldwide Corp. settled its lengthy civil case with the Federal Trade Commission. The suit began in 2012, when the FTC sued Wyndham and three of its subsidiaries, alleging three data breaches between 2008 and 2010 were a…
