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2024 Cybersecurity Laws & Regulations

eSecurity Planet

Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets standards for protecting sensitive health information, particularly electronic health records (EHRs). Agencies must also report on their security posture and any incidents that occur.

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Data Breach: Turkish legal advising company exposed over 15,000 clients

Security Affairs

The server contained 55,000 court papers regarding over 15,000 legal cases, which affected hundreds of thousands of people. Inova is an actuarial consultancy company, which means they compile statistical analysis and calculate insurance risks and premiums. What’s Going On?

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Regulatory Update: NAIC Summer 2019 National Meeting

Data Matters

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2019 National Meeting (Summer Meeting) in New York City from August 3 to 6, 2019. The amended regulation took effect on August 1, 2019, for annuity products and will become effective on February 1, 2020, for life insurance products.

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Understanding HIPAA: A Guide to Avoiding Common Violations

Armstrong Archives

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ensures individuals’ health data protection and privacy. This includes insurance companies, nurses, and doctors. Healthcare has become more interconnected than ever, making it important to protect patients’ sensitive information.

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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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Record Retention Policy for Businesses: A Strategic Guide to Compliance and Efficiency

Armstrong Archives

Other federal laws, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), mandate specific retention periods (6 years in the case of HIPAA) for certain entities when it comes to retaining certain records. Everything from tax documents to employee files to bank statements must be kept on file, often for years at a time.

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Worrying Ransomware Trends, and What to Do About Them

IT Governance

Many have their own logos and conduct job interviews, and there have even been calls for research papers on the dark web! Expert insight from our cyber incident responder When talking to clients or taking questions at the end of webinars, many ask us about ransomware. In fact, ransomware is often the first thing people ask about!