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NIST Releases Updated Cyber Framework V1.1

December 6, 2017 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On December 5, 2017, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a revised draft of its proposed updates to its Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. The revised draft includes a new section on communicating with stakeholders about cybersescurity requirements, addresses stakeholder concerns regarding cybersecurity supply chain risk management and measuring cybersecurity risks […]

Filed Under: Cyber Risk, Cybersecurity Tagged With: Cybersecurity, National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)

Report Suggests Organizations Still Vulnerable to Credential Management and Network Segmentation Attacks

September 14, 2016 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) published its 2016 mid-year review on August 22, 2016, highlighting large incidents of malware infections, with particular emphasis on ransomware and click fraud malware.  In contrast to the MS-ISAC report, however, an August 2016 report suggests most organizations would benefit from addressing issues of credential management and […]

Filed Under: Cyber Risk, Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Data Security Tagged With: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)

HHS Issues HIPAA Security Rule Crosswalk with NIST Cybersecurity Framework

February 29, 2016 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Last week, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a crosswalk between the requirements of the HIPAA Security Rule and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. The crosswalk – which was developed in conjunction with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT – maps each […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Security, Health Privacy, Legislation, Regulation Tagged With: Health Information Security, HIPAA, HIPAA Security Rule, National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)

DOJ Issues Data Breach Guidance

April 29, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On Wednesday, April 29, 2015, the Department of Justice Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) Cybersecurity Unit issued new, detailed guidance on data breach incident response best practices.  The document was announced at an invitation-only round table hosted by DOJ and provides guidance on what DOJ regards as “best practices for victims and potential […]

Filed Under: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Events, Regulation, Workplace Privacy Tagged With: Department of Justice (DOJ), National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)

PCI-DSS Standard Updated To Address SSL Vulnerabilities

April 16, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On April 15, 2015, the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI-SSC) updated the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) from version 3.0 to version 3.1. The new version is effective immediately. PCI DSS Version 3.0 will be retired on June 30, 2015. A summary of the changes, along with the updated standard, can be found […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Security Breach Tagged With: National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)

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