Attorney General James Reaches Agreement with Refuah Health Center to Invest $1.2 Million to Protect Patient Data and Pay $450,000 in Penalties to State

January 5, 2024 NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced an agreement with a Hudson Valley-area health care provider, Refuah Health Center, Inc. (Refuah), for failing to safeguard the personal and private health information of… Continue reading Attorney General James Reaches Agreement with Refuah Health Center to Invest $1.2 Million to Protect Patient Data and Pay $450,000 in Penalties to State

Court of Justice of the European Union Rules That Fear May Constitute Damage Under the GDPR

Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On December 14, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued its judgment in the case of VB v. Natsionalna agentsia za prihodite (C‑340/21), in which it clarified, among other things, the concept of non-… Continue reading Court of Justice of the European Union Rules That Fear May Constitute Damage Under the GDPR

Ted Cruz wants to stop the FCC from updating data-breach notification rules

Jon Brodkin reports: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and other Republican senators are fighting a Federal Communications Commission plan to impose new data-breach notification requirements on telecom providers. In a letter sent to FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenw… Continue reading Ted Cruz wants to stop the FCC from updating data-breach notification rules

FCC Partners With States to Increase on Privacy and Data Protection Investigations, Signaling Increased Focus on Future Enforcement

Jonathan P. Garvin of Mintz writes: The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) announced Thursday that in furtherance of the work of the agency’s Privacy and Data Protection Task Force, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau signed Memoranda of Understanding … Continue reading FCC Partners With States to Increase on Privacy and Data Protection Investigations, Signaling Increased Focus on Future Enforcement

SCS 9001 2.0 reveals enhanced controls for global supply chains

In this Help Net Security interview, Mike Regan, VP of Business Performance at TIA, discusses SCS 9001 Release 2.0, a certifiable standard crafted to assist organizations in operationalizing the NIST and other government guidelines and frameworks. Enha… Continue reading SCS 9001 2.0 reveals enhanced controls for global supply chains