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Data Breach
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Data Counsel
Online Calendar Paves Way for $100,000 HIPAA Settlement
Phoenix Cardiac Surgery recently entered into a $100,000 settlement with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) for alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act…
Health IT Law Blog
HHS settlement amounts dwarfed by total costs of data breaches
A surge in data privacy breaches and the accompanying string of recent HHS enforcement actions should serve as an important reminder to healthcare providers regarding the importance of data privacy protection…
Securities Compliance Sentinel
Ernest Badway to Speak at Internal Corporate Investigations and Forum for In-House Counsel National Institute
Ernie will be moderating a panel on investigating and responding to data breaches. The discussion will include the required specialized skills and active coordination with a company’s IT personnel and external IT…
Privacy & Data Security Law Journal
Video Interview: Discussing the Global Payments Inc. Data Breach with LXBN TV
By Al Saikali
Yesterday I had the opportunity to speak with Colin O'Keefe of LXBN TV regarding the recent major data breach involving Global Payments Inc. In the interview, I explain the background…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : April 11, 2012
As a writer, there's nothing I enjoy more than a good introduction, especially one with a bit of humor. And today, Max Kennerly's post on an absurdly unsafe children's slide…
Business and Commercial
LXBN TV: Lessons for Companies from the Massive Global Payments Inc. Data Breach—Shook Hardy’s Al Saikali
Your data security measures are only as strong as their weakest link. That seems to be one the biggest lessonslearned from the hacking of third-party payment-processing company Global Payments Inc.,…
Privacy & Data Security Law Journal
Hacking the “Middle Man”
By Al Saikali
Another massive high profile data breach was in the news this past week. MasterCard, Visa, American Express, and Discover, as well as other banks and franchises were affected. Significantly, the…
Technology Law Dispatch
Log File Management & Retention Programs: Put the Systems in Place to Turn Static Logs into Active Real-Time Intelligence
By Christine Nielsen Czuprynski
Firewall, server and application log alerts can be used as real-time intelligence, but these alerts often go ignored. Even if some log alerts are investigated, many organizations often are unaware…
Med Law Blog
Data Breach of 24,000 Medicaid Claims by Hackers
Contributed by Lee Kim, Esq. 412.594.3915 Representatives from the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) and the Utah Department of Technology Services (DTS) announced details of a data breach by…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
RockYou Settles FTC Charges Related to Data Breach, COPPA Violations
On March 27, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission announced that RockYou, Inc., would pay a $250,000 fine to settle allegations that it violated multiple provisions of the Children’s Online Privacy…