The National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) has released the final version of the much-anticipated Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (the “Framework”). The Framework was developed by NIST at the direction of President Obama’s February 12, 2013, Executive Order 13636, “Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity” (the “Executive Order”). The Framework largely retains the structure […]
Regulation
EU Data Protection Regulation May Be Delayed
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 Parliament’s current term. As a result, the Regulation is unlikely to be voted on until […]
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 Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) regulations and the HIPAA Privacy Rule to provide patients with greater access to their lab […]
Kim Peretti Presented at the Law Seminars International Cybersecurity Law and Strategies Conference
Kimberly Peretti, partner in the Privacy & Data Security Team, was a speaker in the seminar discussion “Legal Developments for Cyber Security Law” during the Law Seminar International Cybersecurity Law and Strategies Conference on Monday, January 27. The following topics were discussed during the program: • Regulatory requirements and structure (to the extent there is […]
Alston & Bird to Host the Financial Marketplaces and Cyber Risk Seminar – February 11
Please join Jim Harvey and Kimberly Peretti, co-chairs of the firm’s Security Incident Management & Response Team, for a first-of-its-kind seminar: “Financial Marketplaces and Cyber Risk.” The panel discussion will both define cyber risk and its implications for financial marketplaces and address the existing regulatory framework and strategies purporting to improve risk mitigation for the industry […]