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A Cyber Insurance Backstop

Schneier on Security

In the first week of January, the pharmaceutical giant Merck quietly settled its years-long lawsuit over whether or not its property and casualty insurers would cover a $700 million claim filed after the devastating NotPetya cyberattack in 2017. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The 9/11 attacks cost insurers and reinsurers $47 billion.

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EDPB’s Position on Clinical Trials Creates Friction with Other EU Legislation

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

Trial sponsors are obliged to reconcile their respect of regulations governing data protection with regulations governing the conduct of clinical trials. 2] Directive 2001/20/EC. [3] Clinical trials in the EU include the collection of sensitive health data from patients. 1] Regulation EU 2016/679. [2]

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