January 27, 2014 – EU justice commissioner Viviane Reding said in a speech this week to a meeting of justice and home affairs ministers in Athens that the draft General Data Protection Regulation will not be agreed during the EU … [Read more] about EU Data Protection Regulation May Be Delayed
New CMS and OCR Rule Provides Patients with Access to Laboratory Test Results
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a final rule in the Federal Register, amending the Clinical Laboratory … [Read more] about New CMS and OCR Rule Provides Patients with Access to Laboratory Test Results
Kim Peretti Quoted in Washington Post Article “Target Security Breach: Eric Holder Vows to Find Hackers”
Kim Peretti, co-chair of the firm’s Security Incident Management & Response Team, was quoted in the Washington Post article “Target Security Breach: Eric Holder Vows to Find Hackers.” Attorney General Eric Holder confirmed that … [Read more] about Kim Peretti Quoted in Washington Post Article “Target Security Breach: Eric Holder Vows to Find Hackers”
Energy and Commerce Committee to Hold First U.S. House of Representatives Hearing in 2014 on Protecting Consumer Information and Preventing Data Security Breaches
Following the recent announcement of two U.S. Senate committee hearings on data security breaches, the House Energy and Commerce Committee announced the first U.S. House of Representatives hearing to examine the issue. During the same week as the … [Read more] about Energy and Commerce Committee to Hold First U.S. House of Representatives Hearing in 2014 on Protecting Consumer Information and Preventing Data Security Breaches
Retail Breaches: Investigating Payment Card Breaches
“Challenges in Conducting Breach Investigations: Part 2,” was published in April 2013 by Law360, however, given the recent spate of retail breaches involving payment cards, it is highly relevant to entities experiencing these types of … [Read more] about Retail Breaches: Investigating Payment Card Breaches