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FERC Takes Action on Cybersecurity in Response to Ukrainian Cyber Attacks

August 8, 2016 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a Notice of Inquiry (“NOI”) and Final Rule at the end of July to address several urgent cybersecurity issues affecting the bulk electric system.  FERC is taking these actions in the face of increasingly sophisticated threats to our power grid, including in response to an actual cyber-attack against Ukraine’s electricity […]

Filed Under: Cyber Risk, Cybersecurity, Regulation

President Obama Issues Directive on Government Cyber Incident Response

August 1, 2016 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Last week, President Obama issued a new Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) establishing principles to govern the federal government’s response to cyber incidents, “whether involving government or private sector entities.”  Titled “PPD-41,” the document also designates the lead federal agencies for so-called significant cyber incidents and creates an “architecture for coordinating the broader Federal Government response” […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Data Security, Digital Crimes, National Security, Regulation

Alston & Bird Issues Advisory on Six Myths of Breach Response

July 13, 2016 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Alston & Bird recently issued an Advisory entitled “Six Myths of Breach Response,” authored by Jim Harvey. As data breaches are on the rise, so are the challenges that businesses face in handling these security incidents. This Advisory identifies six strategic pitfalls to avoid when responding to breaches. The Advisory addresses the true significance of […]

Filed Under: Advisories, Cyber Risk, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Security Breach

Kim Peretti Named to Cybersecurity Docket’s “Incident Response 30”

April 1, 2016 By Cybersecurity Preparedness & Response Team

Kim Peretti, partner and co-chair of Alston & Bird’s Cybersecurity Preparedness & Response Team, has been named to Cybersecurity Docket’s inaugural “Incident Response 30.” Described by the publication as the “30 best and brightest data breach response lawyers,” the list “honors incident response attorneys and compliance professionals who not only have the right stuff to manage a […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Security, Events

HHS/OCR Announces Launch of HIPAA Audit Program Phase 2

March 21, 2016 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Today, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’s (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the launch of Phase 2 of its HIPAA Compliance Audit Program. (OCR’s announcement can be accessed at Audit Phase 2 Announcement and further information about Phase 2 can be accessed at Audit Phase 2 Information.) In this phase, OCR will […]

Filed Under: Advisories, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Security, Enforcement, Health Privacy, Regulation, Security Breach Tagged With: Health Information Privacy, Health Information Security, HIPAA, HIPAA Audit Program, HIPAA Breach Notification Rule, HIPAA Privacy Rule, HIPAA Security Rule, HITECH

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