Before the coronavirus pandemic shut much of the world down, HIPAA required covered entities to have an agreement with their business associates (BAs) to safeguard protected health information (PHI). COVID-19 changed that.
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HIPAA Breach Notification Rule: A Baseline for Healthcare Incident Response in Uncertain Times
Healthcare workers fighting to save the lives of COVID-19 patients are at risk of falling ill themselves. In this time of crisis, healthcare organizations are also at risk for an unprecedented number of data privacy and security incidents. Understanding the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule is key in these uncertain times. Last month, a cyber-attack hit [...]
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CCPA vs. California Breach Notification Law: What’s the Difference?
With the CCPA effective date on the horizon, we’re answering common questions and discussing how COVID19 may affect the CCPA.
Read moreChanging Data Breach Laws: Washington
What is Washington House Bill 1071, how does this align with current data breach regulation trends, and what does this mean for privacy incident response professionals?
Read moreRegulatory Trends to Watch in 2020: Notifying the State Attorney General
A significant trend in proposed and recently passed U.S. state legislation is the requirement to notify the state attorney general in the event of a breach.
Read moreChanging Data Breach Laws: Michigan
In 2018, former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed into law House Bill 6406 (Public Act 649 of 2018). This law exempts entities regulated by the insurance code from Michigan’s Identity Theft Protection Act. As of January 20, 2020, this law is in effect.
Read moreHappy(?!) New Year – Data Breach Notification Regulations Going into Effect January 1, 2020
There are six new data privacy regulations in 2020 going into effect on January 1st across five U.S. states, and you need to decide how your organization will prepare. Here's a quick overview of the new regs, and how they might affect you: California AB 375 California AB 375, the California Consumer Privacy Act of [...]
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Changing Data Breach Laws: The New York SHIELD Act
Earlier this year, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (SHIELD Act), amending New York State’s existing data breach notification law and creating new data security requirements for businesses collecting private information on New York Residents.
Read moreOn Our Radar: October 11, 2019
It probably isn’t often that the world of privacy professionals is likened to a soap opera. However, if you really think about it, is the privacy world really all that far off from this genre of daytime television? The melodrama. The suspense. The evil twins!
Read moreOn Our Radar: July 25, 2019
Those of us in the Northern Hemisphere are well into our summer routines at this point – backyard barbeques, longer days, and warmer (or much too warm!) weather is being enjoyed by all. That’s the ideal, at least. Just as they say there’s no rest for the wicked, there is also no rest for those […]
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