Sep 15, 2023 Wandering through the Consumer Health Data Privacy & Security Forest? There is a guide for that..... By Cynthia Larose If you are in the consumer health space, you have (or at least we hope you have...) figured out by now that there are health-related...
Jul 05, 2023 Judge Delays CPRA Regulation Enforcement By Cynthia Larose Judge James Arguelles has sided with California businesses in holding that the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) cannot start...
Jun 08, 2023 Microsoft Xbox Alleged COPPA Violations Costly: $20 Million By Cynthia Larose Blaming a "data retention glitch," Microsoft has agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission $20 million to settle allegations that the...
May 16, 2023 Cloud(y) with a chance of incidents.... By Cynthia Larose I hear this frequently: "We've moved everything to the cloud, so our security is good." Maybe yes, maybe no. Cloud applications operate...
Mar 14, 2023 SEC Notice to Public Companies: Less-than-forthcoming Breach Disclosures Can Cost You By Cynthia Larose Just ahead of the expected April release of the final SEC cybersecurity regulations, the SEC has fined Blackbaud, a donor data management...
Mar 09, 2023 Healthcare Hacks: Weak links By Cynthia Larose The FBI and the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency have been warning the healthcare sector for years about vulnerabilities...
Jan 31, 2023 Happy Data Privacy Day from the California AG: CCPA Violation Warning Letters By Cynthia Larose Issuing California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) warning letters is becoming an annual Data Privacy Day observance for California Attorney...
Jan 27, 2023 Feds "Hack the Hackers" and take down prolific (and dangerous) ransomware gang By Cynthia Larose A ransomware gang that has been targeting hospitals and other health care providers has been at least temporarily dismantled by the FBI. ...