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HHS Announces 1.7 Million Dollar Settlement with WellPoint for Potential HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule Violations

Hunton Privacy

On July 11, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced a resolution agreement and $1.7 following a security breach that affected over 600,000 individuals. million settlement with WellPoint Inc. In a not-so-subtle hint of OCR’s future intentions, the press release also mentioned that “Beginning Sept.

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The debate on the Data Protection Bill in the House of Lords

Data Protector

Where the Information Commissioner gives notices to data controllers, she can now secure compliance, with the power to issue substantial administrative penalties of up to 4% of global turnover. How then will we secure adequacy without adhering to the charter? Where she finds criminality, she can prosecute.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Luckily for cybersecurity startups, there’s no shortage of interest in tomorrow’s next big security vendors. billion in 2021, and growing concerns over data security , software supply chains , and ransomware suggest the market will remain strong through economic ups and downs. How Do VC Firms Work? AllegisCyber Investments.