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Security News Update for the Week Ending May 24, 2024

DocuFakes on the Rise Hackers have figured out that anything that you do on autopilot is fertile ground for using to hack you. Case in point is Docusign. For some people, they sign so many docusign documents that they operate on autopilot when they see one. The hackers have really good templates, so that helps. […]

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Now the States Are Enacting AI Laws

First it was cybersecurity laws. Then it was breach notification laws. Then first generation privacy laws. Then second generation privacy laws. Now it is AI laws. What is interesting is the velocity. It took over 15 years for all states to have a cybersecurity law. We now have 17 or 18 states that enacted second […]

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Security News Update for the Week Ending May 17, 2024

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 […]

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Vermont Passes Extra Strong Privacy Bill

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 […]

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States’ Rights vs. National Privacy Law

When it is convenient, politicians support states’ rights. Mostly, states’ rights is a dog whistle. One more time, coincidentally, just a few months before a presidential election, Congress is talking about passing a national privacy law. The bill they are proposing would preempt stronger (and weaker) state privacy laws – something that the states are […]

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Security News Update for the Week Ending April 26, 2024

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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