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Technology
Corporate TIPS: Cyberattacks Are The Number One Risk to Businesses
By Craig S. Horbus & Jarman J. Smith on June 23, 2021
Online attacks and data loss have been listed in the top three risks of this annual study since 2016; however, 2021 is the first year that fears of cyberattacks claimed the top spot on the list. This rise to number one is largely due, at least in part, to the increase in cybercrime and the severe consequences for companies and their executives that fall victim to such attacks or mishandle consumer data....
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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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Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
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Technology
Corporate TIPS: The Government is Buying Your Personal Information. Congress Fights Back.
By Jarman J. Smith on May 26, 2021
As many may know, the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects Americans from unreasonable search and seizure of their personal information. In theory, this Amendment requires law enforcement agencies to obtain a warrant to acquire a consumer's personal data....
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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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Technology
Corporate TIPS: Cyberattack on Microsoft Demonstrates Importance of Incident Response Plans
By Craig S. Horbus & Jarman J. Smith on April 28, 2021
Tens of thousands of Microsoft customers, including many based in the United States (U.S.), have fallen victim to a cyberattack orchestrated by a group of hackers from China. Businesses and government agencies in the U.S. that use Microsoft's email service were affected as the hackers launched an aggressive attack that initially began back in January of 2021....
