President Biden Signs Executive Order to Improve the Cybersecurity and Protect Federal Government Networks
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Turning Point Workshop Series: Cybersecurity and What You Need to Know
There’s been a lot of talk about “Cybersecurity”, but most people and business owners don’t fully understand where day-to-day IT stops and where Cybersecurity begins. Our panel of Cybersecurity experts will discuss the following topics from legal, accounting, and technology
Ransomware Threats to Hospitals: Key Facts and Strategies for Protection
Ransomware Threats to Hospitals: Key Facts and Strategies for ProtectionWebinarThursday, June 3, 2021 | 12 – 1:15 p.m. ET
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Ransomware is a cybersecurity threat that is on the rise. These threats are constantly evolving, and every organization is
FERPA 101: Duties, Processes, and Issues to Keep in Mind During Litigation
As colleges and universities know, higher education institutions have a duty to protect the confidentiality of student records, codified in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”), 20 U.S.C. § 1232g. When such documents are requested in the course of
Cannabis Data Privacy Issues to Watch in 2021
Foley Hoag attorneys Chris Hart and Jeremy Meisinger examine legal considerations around data privacy and security in cannabis transactions.
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5th Circ. Creates Roadblocks For New HHS Privacy Enforcers
The OCR could look to stave off such challenges by moving to issue new regulations that address the issues and ambiguities highlighted in the MD Anderson decision, according to Foley Hoag Privacy & Data Security practice co-chair Colin Zick.
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Watch Now: Beyond Compliance: Privacy, Artificial Intelligence, and the Ethical Implications for Businesses
Rapidly-shifting regulatory requirements affecting data privacy often leave businesses struggling not only to keep up with immediate compliance needs, but also wondering how they can “future proof” their businesses to account for increasingly robust laws. And as the technology around
Data Privacy Day Reflections – Compliance, Governance, Ethics (and AI)
January 28 is Data Privacy Day, and on this 14th annual Data Privacy Day, I find myself reflecting on the question of data ethics.
Far from being an academic concept, “data ethics” presents a model for data management with real
Cybersecurity 2021 – The Year in Preview: The FTC’s Enforcement Priorities
Fifth Circuit Addresses Scope of “Use” Under Federal Identity Theft Statute
You may have forgotten that there is a federal criminal identity theft statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1028A, which says:
Whoever, during and in relation to any felony violation enumerated in subsection (c), knowingly transfers, possesses, or uses, without lawful authority,