Seyfarth Synopsis: Anyone following trends in consumer class action litigation will know that consumer privacy was a primary focus of the plaintiff’s bar in 2023. And there are no signs this uptick in consumer privacy claims is slowing any time soon. Although the claims center around use of tracking technology or analytics functions on consumer facing
Continue Reading Is the Video Privacy Protection Act Losing its Allure?
By Jesse M. Coleman, Owen R. Wolfe, and Sarah Fedner
Seyfarth Synopsis: The health care sector faces escalating cybersecurity risks given its size, technological dependence and the sensitive nature of data used therein. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s Office for Civil Rights, there has been an alarming increase in cybersecurity incidents since 2018
Continue Reading Cyber Strategy: HHS Weighs in on Cybersecurity in the Healthcare Industry
Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) issued and discussed draft regulations on Cybersecurity Audits and Risk Assessments late in the summer. The CPPA Board plans to discuss the draft regulations at its upcoming December 8th public meeting, along with a presentation on the regulations.
While the regulations are certainly subject to change moving
Continue Reading CPPA Considers Next Set of CPRA Regulations Covering Cybersecurity Audits and Risk Assessments
By Scott A. Carlson and Adam Isles
This blog post is co-authored by Seyfarth Shaw and The Chertoff Group and has been cross-posted with permission.
What Happened
On July 26, the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted its Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure final rule on a 3-2 vote. The final rule is a modified version
Continue Reading SEC Publishes Public Company Cybersecurity Disclosure Final RuleBy James L. Curtis, Adam R. Young, Patrick D. Joyce, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: Employment in healthcare occupations continues to outgrow all other industries, as the American population continues to age and nursing home and hospital services expand. Health care workers face a range of safety issues, such as ergonomics, blood borne pathogens, and
Continue Reading Future Enterprise – Workplace Safety Compliance Comes to the Forefront for Expanding Healthcare Industry
Synopsis: Today we explore details regarding a worldwide ransomware outbreak, including some information about the attack campaign, how to avoid becoming a victim, and what to do if you already are one.
Recently, a widespread global ransomware attack has struck hospitals, communication, and other types of companies and government offices around the world, seizing control
Continue Reading WannaCry Ransomware Attack: What Happened and How to Address