Data Privacy Legislation in California Keeps Moving Forward
Bills that would regulate the sharing of genetic data and carve out coverage in the CCPA of some HIPAA data are close to being laws in California.
Bills that would regulate the sharing of genetic data and carve out coverage in the CCPA of some HIPAA data are close to being laws in California.
In a PSA on Wednesday, the FBI and CISA warned healthcare and pharmaceutical orgs that Chinese hackers are seeking valuable IP and health data regarding COVID-19 treatment.
A joint alert via cybersecurity agencies in the UK and U.S. this week warned about how APT groups are exploiting COVID-19 to collect PII, IP, and other intelligence.
The U.S. Department of Defense is urging military medical treatment facilities to protect controlled unclassified data, like patient health information and personally identifiable information.
The FBI, which has been urging vigilance around COVID-19 themed phishing attacks, this week gave indicators of compromise and hashes to aid admins in the fight.
Data protection authorities around the world are reiterating that in most scenarios, data protection laws do not stand in the way of the provision of healthcare and the management of public health issues.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services finalized two new rules designed to give patients better control over their data.
In the healthcare sector, concerns about the spreading coronavirus outbreak have reignited discussion around HIPAA, protected health information, and when it's legal for healthcare providers to disclose patient records.
The employee accessed information, including names, addresses, and social security numbers, from Feb. 2017 to Oct. 2019.
A new bill in California would amend the CCPA and further health data exemptions - namely data that's been de-identified in the eyes of HIPAA.