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OCR Settlement Emphasizes Importance of Implementing Safeguards to Protect PHI

Hunton Privacy

Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) entered into a resolution agreement with MAPFRE Life Insurance Company of Puerto Rico (“MAPFRE”) relating to a breach of protected health information (“PHI”) contained on a portable storage device. submit annual compliance reports for a period of three years.

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The Scammers’ Playbook: How Cybercriminals Get Ahold of Your Data

eSecurity Planet

Finance and insurance finished a close second at 22.4%. Finance and insurance companies were particularly vulnerable to the sort of phishing scams we’re talking about. Read More At: Top Secure Email Gateway Solutions for 2022. This is the same trick business professionals might use to secure a sale (i.e. Social Tactics.

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2018 Global Data Regulations & Compliance Heat Up – Are you Ready?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Over in the APAC region, South Korea has had a regulation in place since 2011. Using encryption solutions like the solutions Thales provides, companies can encrypt their data, rendering the data unintelligible in the event of a breach. appeared first on Data Security Blog | Thales e-Security.

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UK: How real is the threat of data protection group litigation in the UK?

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

Mr Skelton had taken personal data (including name, address, gender, date of birth, phone number, national insurance number, bank details and salary information) relating to nearly 100,000 employees and posted it on the internet. The solution is to insure against ruinous group claims…. What compensation will be payable for distress?

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UK FCA Consults on Changes to Strong Consumer Authentication, Dedicated Interfaces, and Guidance on Payment Services

Data Matters

The FCA is proposing amendments to: the UK onshored versions of EU technical standards on strong customer authentication (SCA) and common and secure methods of communication (UK SCA-RTS); its Approach Document on Payment Services and Electronic Money (Approach Document); and. its Perimeter Guidance Manual (PERG). Temporary COVID Guidance.

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UK: The rise of privacy group action risk

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

The group claims that between June 2011 and February 2012 Google obtained personal information by bypassing the default privacy settings on the iPhone to install cookies in the Safari web browser. . “Google You Owe Us” – Representative Action.

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Top MDR Services for 2021

eSecurity Planet

These services are managed by outsourced teams of experts to help remove some of the need for dedicated onsite security staff and to decrease the amount of day-to-day work for their clients. The company currently secures $5.7 Every client receives a dedicated security advisor to streamline questions and support. Secureworks.

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