NLRB Acting General Counsel Lafe E. Solomon offered some insight into the NLRB’s interest in Social Media earlier this month when he spoke at the Annual Conference on Labor at New York University. During his presentation, Solomon revealed that every one of the 52 NLRB regional offices across the country has at least one pending
June 2011
Addressing Social Media Use–Recent Ruling on Students’ Social Networking Reaffirms Need for Policies and Training
Posted in Featured, Social Networking
The pervasiveness of social media in professional and everyday communication is a hot button issue (discussed at length here), particularly for private and public employers and organizations. In fact, many organizations have adopted, or are considering adopting, social media policies for employees and providing training for how employees should interact in cyberspace. But what…
Rep. Mary Bono Circulates Draft Data Breach and Data Security Law
Reuters and other news outlets are reporting that Representative Mary Bono Mack has circulated draft legislation in response to the steady stream of data breaches that have occurred this year. According to the report, Senate Majority leader Harry Reid also has asked four Senate committees to pull together a comprehensive cybersecurity bill, hoping it will be…
Is your computer a “bot” or part of a “botnet”?
By Joseph J. Lazzarotti on
Posted in Information Risk
Bloomberg News tells a harrowing story of computers that have secretly come under the control of hackers. These computers become known as “bots,” and part of a “botnet,” enabling hackers to remove tens of thousands of dollars from bank accounts of affected companies.
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HHS Announces Proposed Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule
By Joseph J. Lazzarotti on
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) announced proposed changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to implement new requirements concerning individuals’ rights to access reports and accountings of disclosures of their protected health information. The announcement seeks comments from the public as the agency hopes to craft the law so as to provide the greatest transparency for individuals with respect to access to and disclosures of their PHI, while minimizing the burden on covered entities and business associates.
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