Buried in the federal data breach legislation, that pre-empts state data protections in 38 states, with stronger data protection statutes, is liability protection for businesses that share data security threats and intrusions with other businesses and the government. Law360
Monthly Archives: April 2015
Medical Imaging Records: 4 Ways to Protect Health Care Data Privacy
Cloud medical image exchanges are used to help radiologists be more efficient, but are suspectible to data breaches. The data security standards promoted by the industry are:
- encryption when the data is stati…
5 Business Associations Flag the Flaws in Federal Data Breach Bill
A coalition of business groups, including:
- National Association of Convenience Stores
- National Association of Realtors
- National Grocers Association
- National Restaurant Association
- National Retail Federation
are urging federal lawmakers to retain a provision in federal data breach legislation that will require 3rd party vendors to notify consumers when they experience a data breach.
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Target’s holiday 2013 data breach continues to breed lawsuits and settlements. Target recently settled with Mastercard for $20 million. The $20 million will go to financial institutions to: Federal data breach legislation that would preempt 38 state laws on data breach, was approved by the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The biggest rift in the committee is whether federal law should preempt stronger state laws. Last week Congressman Lamar Smith held “Reining in the EPA: A Regulation Roundtable” one of the invitees was Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller. When conversation moved to a “secret” EPA map of U.S. waterways, Commissioner Miller indicated that the EPA released personal information about farms and ranches. The information was released to “environmental extremist groups.” It is reported that Homeland Security department called the release of the farm and ranch water maps is “a bi… 38 states have stronger state laws. The federal legislation would preempt those state laws and the lower, weaker standard would prevail. Washington Post Alabama is the 48th state to enact data security laws, and one of a few that have revamped data security statutes post major retail data breaches. The Alabama legislation will triger notification within 30 days when any of the following information is hacked: Data security and the political world is a sordid affair. We’ve seen data hacking by campaigns leading to arrests, and now, the Hill reports on data breaches that have K Street on edge. The head of the American bar Association Cybersecurity Legal Task Force offers a serious warning: Since New Year’s Day, 90 Million individual health care records have been exposed by data hackers. Why is health care data targeted? The data is highly valuable on the black market. How are hackers gaining access to health care data? Via portals in electronics such as sonogram machines, conference call machines, fax machines… MD Anderson tests all its electronic equipment for security protcols.Cost of Data Breach: $20 Million for 1 settlement with 1 credit card company
Federal Data Breach Legislation Movement
Are Water Maps Private, Protected Information?
38 Reasons Privacy Advocates Oppose Federal Data Breach Legislation
Another State Passes Data Security Protections
Lobbyists on Edge After Hackers Attack
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Data Security and the Health Care Industry : A Collision Course