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OCR proposes to share HIPAA data breach settlements with victims

By on May 22, 2018 Posted in Data breach

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) plans to issue an advance notice of proposed rulemaking this November on potentially sharing HIPAA breach settlements with victims.… Continue reading

South Dakota and Colorado strengthen data breach protections

By on January 29, 2018 Posted in Regulatory response

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Last week, South Dakota moved closer to implementing a data breach notification law, while Colorado legislators introduced a new bill requiring “reasonable security procedures,” imposing data disposal rules and shortening the time frame in which to alert authorities regarding a breach. South Dakota and Colorado are the latest states taking steps in cybersecurity lawmaking in … Continue reading