Over the past months, my experiences with physician practices have made me realize that many practices do not understand how HIPAA applies to subpoenas for medical records. More worrisome, I suspect that many practices nationwide routinely violate...(read more)
BYOD: Five Things To Consider When Creating Your Policy
“BYOD” or “bring your own device” (also known as the “consumerization of IT”) is a fact of life in today’s workplace. BYOD refers to the practice of using personally owned devices—like smartphones, tablets, and laptops—for work purposes and allowing...(read more)
You are What You Keep
Suffering a data breach is bad enough. As often as it appears to happen, companies that are affected by a breach still shoulder a considerable burden. Management must stop the trains to identify the cause and scope of the breach—and then prepare for...(read more)
SEC Releases Results of Cybersecurity Exam Sweep
Ed. Note: This entry is cross posted from Cady Bar the Door , David Smyth's blog offering Insight & Commentary on SEC Enforcement Actions and White Collar Crime. We’re behind on this, but better (a little bit) late than never. Last month the SEC...(read more)
FTC Commissioner Comments on Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights
Last week, we posted about the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights “discussion draft” released by the Obama Administration. On Thursday, March 5, at the annual U.S. meeting of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (which I attended),...(read more)
Two-Factor Authentication May Be Coming to a Bank Near You
Ed. Note: This entry is cross posted from Cady Bar the Door , David Smyth's blog offering Insight & Commentary on SEC Enforcement Actions and White Collar Crime. When I was at the SEC and online broker-dealers’ customers were the victims of...(read more)
Big Announcement, Small UAS: FAA Launches Commercial Drone Proceeding
Unless you have been completely disconnected from all media, you are probably already aware that on Sunday, February 15, 2015, the FAA announced the release of its long-awaited rules to govern commercial sUAS (small unmanned aircraft systems)...(read more)