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Developments in Health Privacy and Cybersecurity Policy and Regulation: OCR Issues Cybersecurity Warnings and New Health Data Legislation Is Introduced

Data Matters

Department of Health and Human Service’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued industry guidance for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) regulated entities to take preventative steps to protect against some of the more common, and often successful, cyber-attack techniques. On March 17, 2022, the U.S.

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NEW TECH: Brinqa takes a ‘graph database’ approach to vulnerability management, app security

The Last Watchdog

Related: Data breaches fuel fledgling cyber insurance market. Brinqa was founded in 2009 by Amad Fida and Hilda Perez, industry veterans seeking to leverage their collective expertise in risk management and identity and access management. Enterprises, especially, tend to be methodical and plodding. Vulnerability management.

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HHS Official Reports Uptick in HIPAA Security Rule Enforcement

Hunton Privacy

Prior to 2009, HHS divided civil enforcement responsibility for HIPAA between OCR, which enforced the HIPAA Privacy Rule, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”), which enforced the HIPAA Security Rule.

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Alleged Violations of a Privacy Policy

Hunton Privacy

A recent federal court decision offers a detailed analysis of several theories of liability for violations of a privacy policy. 08-3535, 2009 WL 43098 (E.D. January 7, 2009). Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc., Plaintiff Pinero visited Jackson Hewitt Tax Service in Louisiana to have her tax returns prepared.

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Digital Health Industry Take Note: New HIPAA Comment Opportunity and Guidance Addresses Growing Risk of Cybersecurity Attacks

Data Matters

Digital health companies should take note of new data privacy and security developments under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) that can affect product planning and customer negotiations. What is Digital Health? RFI Regarding Recognized Security Practices.

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New HIPAA Omnibus Rule: A Compliance Guide

Hunton Privacy

One of the biggest changes in the Omnibus Rule affects business associates that provide services (such as billing, administrative support or data analysis) to covered entities. Expanded Pool of Business Associates and Enhanced Requirements. Changes to the Breach Notification Framework.

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MY TAKE: A primer on how ransomware arose to the become an enduring scourge

The Last Watchdog

insurance giant Beazley Worldwide reported that the average ransomware demand in 2018 was more than $116,000, a figure admittedly skewed by some very large demands. A poll of IT pros in the U.S., Canada, Germany and the U.K. conducted by Osterman Research found nearly 40 percent of ransomware victims choose to pay.