Posts from August 2016.
On July 29, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made the latest move in its battle with LabMD, Inc. (LabMD) when it reversed an initial decision by an administrative law judge (ALJ). The FTC determined that LabMD’s data security practices constitute an unfair act or practice within the meaning of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. ...
On July 11, 2016, the HHS Office for Civil Rights issued a Fact Sheet about Ransomware for entities subject to HIPAA. Due to the unique nature of ransomware in making computer data inaccessible, OCR notes that patients may still need to be notified if care is compromised as a result of a ransomware attack. The HIPAA standard that presumes there is a breach ...