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US govt agencies share details of the China-linked espionage malware Taidoor

Security Affairs

In May, the FBI and CISA also warned cyber attacks coordinated by Beijing and attempting to steal COVID-19 information from US health care, pharmaceutical, and research industry sectors. Exercise caution when opening e-mail attachments even if the attachment is expected and the sender appears to be known.

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Is Co-Authoring the Right Prescription for You?

AIIM

My doctor wrote a prescription for a stronger analgesic, advised me to get more exercise, and sent me on my way. Pharmaceutical and Life Science are good examples of industries that are feeling the pain. So I went to the doctor. The cause of my pain? Isolated inflammation as a result of mild arthritis. Better in fact.

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Learn. Transform. Advance.

erwin

The best example I can point to, which underscores the importance and relevance of data, is pharmaceutical companies that have been working at unprecedented speed to develop not only effective treatments for the coronavirus but also vaccines. Finding that balance is important. Listen to less news. Be thankful.

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The Belgian Data Protection Authority Publishes Recommendation Concerning Data Processing for Direct Marketing Purposes

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

For example, a public administration targeting specific groups susceptible to specific diseases does not engage in direct marketing unless a specific medicinal product and/or pharmaceutical company is mentioned. Fulfilment of Transparency Obligations and making sure that Data Subjects can exercise their rights. How to Comply?

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CNIL Unveils 2017 Inspection Program and 2016 Annual Activity Report

Hunton Privacy

health and social sector issues such as difficulties accessing medical or social records, and the creation of pharmaceutical records without consent (3 percent of complaints). This legislation strengthens the transparency requirements and increases the maximum level of fines from €150,000 to €3 million for data protection infringements.

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Article 29 Working Party Issues Guidance on European Patients Smart Open Services

Hunton Privacy

Patients should be sufficiently informed about the processing of their data and should be able to exercise their rights of access, correction, erasure and blocking of data through any of the data controllers (transparency principle).

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Article 29 Working Party Releases Opinion on EU-U.S. Privacy Shield

Hunton Privacy

Alternatively, [the Privacy Shield] should contain specific jurisdiction clauses entitling data subjects to exercise their rights in Europe. Other concerns and requests for clarification relate to the processing of HR and pharmaceutical data and how the Privacy Shield Principles are to be applied to data processors (Agents).

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