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Data Breach
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Health Law | STAT
A Busy Week at OCR: The Anthem Settlement, an Updated Security Risk Assessment Tool, and New Priorities for OCR
By Thora A. Johnson, Celia E. Van Lenten, Jaclyn A. Machometa
After a relatively quiet start to 2018, the Office for Civil Rights within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OCR) has had an incredibly busy week, with the…
Legal Loudspeaker Blog
Law Firms and Cyberthreats: Lawlessness in the Land of Law
Remember the story about Willie Sutton, the bank robber? He was asked, “Why do you rob banks?” He allegedly answered, “Because that’s where the money is.” Why do cyberthieves target…
Cleary Enforcement Watch
The U.S. Department of Health And Human Services Settles With Anthem for Record $16M Over Alleged HIPAA Violations
By Alexis Collins, John Lightbourne
On October 15, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a $16 million settlement with Anthem, Inc. over alleged violations of federal…
Cleary Cybersecurity and Privacy Watch
The U.S. Department of Health And Human Services Settles With Anthem for Record $16M Over Alleged HIPAA Violations
By Alexis Collins, John Lightbourne
On October 15, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a $16 million settlement with Anthem, Inc. over alleged violations of federal…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Anthem Settles with OCR for $16M for 2015 Data Breach
The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced this week that it has settled the largest health care data breach for the largest enforcement fine…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Facebook Acknowledges Breach of Sensitive Data for Nearly 30 Million Users
As we previously noted, Facebook originally announced a breach late last month, in which hackers took advantage of a code vulnerability in the website’s “View As” feature, to access user’s…
Privacy and Cybersecurity Perspectives
Anthem Agrees to Pay Largest HIPAA Settlement at $16M for Massive Breach
More than three years ago, Anthem, Inc. reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) that it suffered a cyber attack compromising the…
Legal Loudspeaker Blog
Securing Your Cloud Infrastructure
By Tom Fazio
More and more small and medium sized businesses are moving their critical IT infrastructure and data to the cloud. The flexibility, reliability, and cost of cloud computing are driving factors…
Louisiana Law Blog
Class Actions for Data Security Breaches Are Just Across the Atlantic
By Kean Miller
By the Data Security & Privacy Team Adding publicity to the recent string of security breaches, Gemalto’s Breach Level Index released information on October 9, 2018 stating that for the…
Data Protection Report
If you don’t know why November 1 is a big day in Canada, read this!
Like many organizations in Canada, yours is probably not fully prepared for the mandatory breach reporting requirements coming into force under the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act…