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Allscripts Announces $145 Million Preliminary Settlement with DOJ Related to an Investigation of Practice Fusion, a Recently Acquired EHR Company

By Guest Contributor on August 22, 2019

In its second quarter Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, Allscripts addressed its announced agreement in principle with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve investigations into certain alleged practices of Practice Fusion, an electronic health records (EHR) vendor acquired by Allscripts in February 2018 for $100 million. Allscripts indicated the agreement is still subject to further negotiation and government approval, and would likely include additional non-monetary terms, including a deferred prosecution agreement, if a finalized…

Manufacturing Law Blog

The Increasing Strategic Importance of Design Patents

By Guest Contributor on August 2, 2019

Manufacturers generally understand the importance of utility patents and branding in protecting their creations from unfair competition and confusion of their customers. But the power of the design patent sometimes goes overlooked. While the United States Patent Office has issued over ten million numbered utility patents, it has not yet reached the one-million-mark on design patents. My suggestion to manufactures: consider both for any new product because recent federal decisions may make it very worth…

Construction Law Zone

Business Email Compromises Bilking U.S. Companies Out of $301M Per Month

By Guest Contributor on July 25, 2019

The United States Treasury Department came out with a report last week that concludes that business email compromises (BEC) are costing U.S. companies more than $301 million per month. The report confirms that the two industries hit the hardest by these scams are manufacturing and construction. The report, issued by the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, reports that 1,100 BEC scams occurred each month against U.S. companies in 2018, which is an increase from 500…

Health Law Diagnosis

Health Care Organizations Have Highest Costs for Data Breaches

By Guest Contributor on July 25, 2019

As readers of this blog know, data breaches in the health care industry are all too common. Health care organizations are an attractive target for hackers because of the nature and amount of personal information that they possess. Therefore, it is perhaps not surprising that healthcare organizations have the highest costs associated with data breaches. They also have significantly higher costs as compared to other industries. According to the 2019 Cost of a Data Breach Report…

Manufacturing Law Blog

Business Email Compromises Bilking U.S. Companies Out of $301M Per Month

By Guest Contributor on July 25, 2019

Data Privacy + Security Insider

CISA’s Failure May Come to Haunt the Technology Industry

By Guest Contributor on February 21, 2019

The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA) was intended to incentivize private entities to share threat intelligence information with the federal government (specifically the Department of Homeland Security), allowing all parties to react more quickly and efficiently to cyber threats. The vision was that thousands of companies would sign on, creating a powerful network that could form a joint defense in real time against emerging cyber threats. The dream is not going well. At…

Data Privacy + Security Insider

Is Bad Cyber Insurance Coverage Actually Good for Consumers?

By Guest Contributor on February 21, 2019

The cyber insurance market continues to evolve, and major questions remain unanswered. Should policies cover regulatory fines? Should first- and third-party claims be addressed in separate policies? The list goes on. For the consumer, here is an interesting thought experiment: Is a company having limited access to cyber insurance actually a good thing? Aside from niche exceptions (like GINA, HIPAA, etc.), there is a dearth of regulation pertaining to how private entities treat personal data…

Data Privacy + Security Insider

Data Mining Shaping The Global Political Climate

By Guest Contributor on February 21, 2019

The 2016 U.S. Presidential election demonstrated the importance of digital campaigning. President Trump’s campaign was vastly outspent by Hillary Clinton’s campaign, and placed little emphasis on traditional ground-game tactics. Instead, Trump focused his campaign on digital strategies to target “persuadable voters” via social media. The outcome of the election demonstrated the efficacy of this strategy; not only did Clinton lose the election, but she became the first general election candidate in nearly 40 years to…

Data Privacy + Security Insider

Behavioral Biometrics: Constructing the Digital You

By Guest Contributor on February 21, 2019

During WWII, Morse Code was an indispensable asset that allowed the allies to transmit sensitive information over long distances with great accuracy. However, it contained an obvious, and potentially fatal, flaw — it provided no built in mechanism for identifying the sender of the messages. In order to combat this, U.S. intelligence officers implemented a methodology known as the “Fist of the Sender,” an early system of “behavioral biometrics” that verified the sender’s identity by…

Data Privacy + Security Insider

Yet Another Breach

By Guest Contributor on February 14, 2019

The 2019 calendar year had a rough beginning with several massive data breaches. Just this week, more than 600 million account details were stolen from 16 different websites: Dubsmash MyFitnessPal MyHeritage ShareThis HauteLook Animoto EyeEm 8fit Whitepages Fotolog 500px Armor Games BookMate CoffeeMeetsBagel Artsy DataCamp The account details being sold on the dark web from these breaches include names, passwords, email addresses, and social media authentication tokens. Thankfully, there does not appear to be any…

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Allscripts Announces $145 Million Preliminary Settlement with DOJ Related to an Investigation of Practice Fusion, a Recently Acquired EHR Company

The Increasing Strategic Importance of Design Patents

Business Email Compromises Bilking U.S. Companies Out of $301M Per Month

Health Care Organizations Have Highest Costs for Data Breaches

Business Email Compromises Bilking U.S. Companies Out of $301M Per Month

CISA’s Failure May Come to Haunt the Technology Industry

Is Bad Cyber Insurance Coverage Actually Good for Consumers?

Data Mining Shaping The Global Political Climate

Behavioral Biometrics: Constructing the Digital You

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