Not content with naming-and-shaming companies who break the HIPAA/HITECH health regulations through the normal press, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is now reporting companies who lose control of more than 500 people’s records on their Web site. A duty to do this comes via section 13402(e)(4) of the HITECH act: “4) Posting Read more…
Tags: Compliance, Data Protection, HIPAA, law, legal, Risk and Compliance, security
Today President Barack Obama recognized that cybersecurity of critical U.S. public and private infrastructure is essential to our national security and economic interests. In a speech at the White House, which I was honored to attend, the president unveiled the highly anticipated 60-day Cybersecurity Review and declared that the country’s efforts to deter, prevent, detect Read more…
Tags: Cybercrime, Dave DeWalt, dewalt, government, law, legal
In case you missed it, the U.S. House of Representatives just passed key provisions of the Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act, following approval by the Senate in late July. This cybercrime bill will close gaps in the law that are exploited by cyber criminals, and will lead to more effective investigations and prosecutions. The Read more…
Tags: Cybercrime, Dave DeWalt, dewalt, legal
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