White House Preps New Cyber Rules for Healthcare After ChangeHealth Breach Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber says that after a decade of pleading with hospitals to protect your data, they are getting ready to roll out regulations. The hospitals say don’t penalize us by making us protect your data; why do we […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Six years ago there were no second generation privacy laws. No we are dealing with stronger and stronger laws. And more challenges for businesses. The rub is that the legislature is controlled by the democrats, the governor is a republican and the legislative session has ended, so the bill could get vetoed. The bill outlaws […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Probably your first question is what the heck is CIRCIA. CIRCIA is a law passed by Congress in 2022 that requires CISA to create a set of regulations for reporting cyber incidents by critical infrastructure operators. Needless to say, those operators would much rather have a very low profile and report things only if and […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]If you have been reading this blog then any conversation about supply chain risk is not news to you. Verizon, which publishes the well respected annual data breach investigations report says that supply chain breaches are up 68 percent from 2022. The number is still suspiciously low to me, however. Most people think of Verizon […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]A Presidential Executive Order (EO) is making its way though the approval process which, if approved, would require cloud vendors like Google and Amazon to identify who is buying server time from them. This is very similar to what banks and other financial institutions have been doing for decades. But Google’s and Amazon’s trade group […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]HHS Beefs up Privacy Protection for Reproductive Healthcare Info In a final rule released this week, doctors, clinics and other providers are prohibited from disclosing protected health information related to lawful reproductive healthcare. The rule is designed to protect women who cross state lines seeking an abortion and their providers. The 291 page regulation will […]
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