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Business Transactions & Corporate Counseling and Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
Industry:
Technology
Corporate TIPS: JBS Cyberattack Linked to Russian "REvil" Ransomware
By Jarman J. Smith on July 7, 2021
Attorney Jarman Smith discusses a recent cyberattack on the world's largest meat supplier, JBS, the company's incident response, and how organizations everywhere can prepare for and protect against ransomware attacks....
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Business Transactions & Corporate Counseling and Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
Industry:
Technology
Corporate TIPS: Google Sued Again for Data Collection Misconduct
By Jarman J. Smith on June 9, 2021
Technology giant, Google, is struggling to separate itself from yet another high-stakes privacy lawsuit. Although Google is also defending itself against other privacy lawsuits focused on Google Analytics and Google Chrome's "incognito mode," the instant lawsuit concerns privacy breaches related to confusion around Google's consumer data processes and the alleged misuse of consumer data in violation of California privacy laws....
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Business Transactions & Corporate Counseling, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy and Health Care
Industries:
Technology and Health Care
Compliance Checkup & Corporate TIPS: Fifth Circuit Shines a Light on HIPAA "Encryption" and "Disclosure" Rules in M.D. Anderson Decision
By Laura F. Fryan on May 11, 2021
Earlier this year, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a decision vacating a $4.3 million penalty imposed on University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center by the U.S. Department of Human Services (HHS) for self-reported HIPAA violations, including violations of the Encryption and Disclosure Rules....
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Business Transactions & Corporate Counseling, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy and Health Care
Industry:
Health Care
Corporate TIPS and Compliance Checkup: Privacy Law Concerns with Virus Vaccine Tracking
By Jarman J. Smith on March 31, 2021
Attorney Jarman Smith discusses current privacy law concerns as COVID-19 vaccines are introduced. With emerging efforts to monitor those who have been vaccinated, many companies in the U.S. are struggling to determine how to handle and retain such sensitive health information of their employees or even customers....
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Business Transactions & Corporate Counseling and Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
Industry:
Technology
Corporate TIPS: Ransomware Remains a Threat
By Jarman J. Smith on February 17, 2021
Attorney Jarman Smith discusses the rise in ransomware attacks and its effect on cyber insurance claims and premiums....
