On November 26, 2012, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) published a guidance document discussing methods and approaches for de-identification of protected health information (PHI) as … [Read more] about New Guidance on De-Identification of Protected Health Information Released by OCR
PCI Security Standards Council Releases Risk Assessment Guidelines
On November 16th, 2012, the PCI Security Standards Council released an information supplement to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (“PCI-DSS”) titled “PCI DSS Risk Assessment Guidelines” (the “Guidelines”). The Guidelines were authored … [Read more] about PCI Security Standards Council Releases Risk Assessment Guidelines
Article 29 Working Party Releases Second Round of Input Regarding Proposed EU Data Protection Regulation Revisions
Today the European Commission’s Article 29 Working Party released Opinion 08/2012 providing further input on the EU’s revised Data Protection Regulation. The purpose of the Opinion is to provide “further guidance, notably on … [Read more] about Article 29 Working Party Releases Second Round of Input Regarding Proposed EU Data Protection Regulation Revisions
In Matter of First Impression, Eleventh Circuit Rules That Data Breach Putative Class Action Complaint Adequately Alleges Injury and Causation
In Curry v. AvMed Inc., No. 11-13694 (11th Cir. Sept. 5, 2012), the Eleventh Circuit found that the named plaintiffs sufficiently alleged injury and causation by including detailed allegations making it plausible, not merely possible, that their … [Read more] about In Matter of First Impression, Eleventh Circuit Rules That Data Breach Putative Class Action Complaint Adequately Alleges Injury and Causation
U.S. Senator Sends Cybersecurity Inquiry Letter to American Businesses as White House Executive Order Nears Completion
Chief executives of each of the Fortune 500 companies will soon receive a letter from Senator John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.) asking them to describe how their companies address computer network security, or … [Read more] about U.S. Senator Sends Cybersecurity Inquiry Letter to American Businesses as White House Executive Order Nears Completion