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Monthly Archives: October 2014

Court Dismisses Shareholder Derivative Action Targeting Directors and Officers for Data Breaches

Posted By Cynthia Larose on Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Privacy Litigation

Written by David Barres A federal district court in New Jersey has dismissed with prejudice a shareholder derivative suit, Palkon v. Holmes, No. 14-CV-01234 (SRC) (D.N.J.), that tried to blame the directors and officers at hospitality company Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (“Wyndham”) for a series of data breaches. The court’s decision is notable because it illustrates some… Continue Reading

A Different Kind of “Virus”: FDA Follows NIST Framework in Cybersecurity Guidance for Medical Devices

Posted By Cynthia Larose on Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Compliance & Security, Security

Written by Joshua T.  Foust In past posts  we’ve taken a close look at the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity put forth by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), exploring its wide-ranging implications for companies across a number of different industries.  As we’ve explained elsewhere, cybersecurity is an increasingly hot issue for agencies… Continue Reading

It’s 11:30 PM, do you know where your data is? Privacy & Connected Devices

Posted By Cynthia Larose on Posted in Cybersecurity, Security

Written by Kristina Eastham This marks the second week of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and one focused on the Secure Development of IT Products, so it seems only appropriate to discuss security and The Internet of Things and a recent panel discussion on privacy and IoT. Last week, privacy and security professionals gathered at… Continue Reading

Privacy Monday – October 6, 2014

Posted By Cynthia Larose on Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Privacy Monday, Security

A new month, a new Privacy Monday. JPMorgan Chase:  Baiting the Hook for Phishers  Cybercrime researchers say that the 83 million customer records (76 million consumer and 7 million small business) swiped from JPMC could be the fuel for years of fraud.  In its 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, JPMC disclosed the nature and scope… Continue Reading

Nude Photos and National Cyber Security Awareness Month

Posted By Cynthia Larose on Posted in Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month.    This is an opportunity to remind employees (and yourselves) about how to keep corporate networks and their own cyber lives secure.   All month, we will post articles that might be useful for distribution as “reminders….” along with tips and reminders.

Notes from the Joint OCR/NIST HIPAA Security Conference

Posted By Cynthia Larose on Posted in Cybersecurity, HIPAA/HITECH, Privacy Regulation, Security

Written by:  Dianne Bourque, Kimberly Gold, Kate Stewart, and Stephanie D. Willis  (original post in Mintz Levin’s Health Law & Policy Matters blog) As a service to our readers, we have distilled last week’s joint HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) andNational Institute of Standards in Technology (NIST) conference, “Safeguarding Health Information: Building Assurance through HIPAA Security” into three phrases:  (i) risk assessment, (ii)… Continue Reading