Executive Order

Dobbs and Privacy: President Biden’s Executive Order and OCR HIPAA Guidance

By Joseph J. Lazzarotti & Jason C. Gavejian on July 11, 2022

Posted in Consumer Privacy, Employee Benefit Plans, Health Information Technology, HIPAA

In response to the United States Supreme Court decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order on Friday, July 8, 2022, designed to protect access to reproductive health care services. In addition to measures seeking to safeguard access to abortion and contraception, the Executive Order includes provisions…

Biden Administration Issues Cybersecurity Executive Order Following Colonial Pipeline Cyberattack

By Joseph J. Lazzarotti & Laura A. Mitchell on May 17, 2021

Posted in Data Breach Notification, Data Security, Government Contractors, Identity Theft, Incident Response Planning, Information Management, Information Risk, Internet of Things (IoT), Third Party Service Providers, Written Information Security Program

On May 12, 2021, the Biden Administration issued an Executive Order on “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity” (EO). The EO was in the works prior to the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack, reportedly a ransomware incident that snarled the flow of gas on the east coast for days. Ransomware attacks are nothing new, but they are increasing in…

Global Cyberattack Exploits Known Vulnerabilities

By Damian J. Privitera on May 15, 2017

Posted in Consumer Privacy, Data Security, Identity Theft, Information Risk, International, Written Information Security Program

As you likely know by now, international cybercriminals launched a worldwide ransomware attack last Friday with the European law enforcement agency Europol reporting over 100,000 affected organizations in 150 countries, including the U.S. Reports indicate that health care providers, universities, and other large companies were all targeted. The Department of Health and Human Services also …

President Trump’s Executive Order on Cybersecurity…

By Jackson Lewis P.C. on May 13, 2017

Posted in Consumer Privacy, Data Security, Identity Theft, Information Risk, Written Information Security Program

On May 11, 2017 – after weeks of anticipation – the White House released an Executive Order on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure. There could not be better timing with a global cyberattack unleashing ransomware against governments and companies in nearly 100 countries around the globe. This newly released Executive Order…

President Seeks $19 Billion and Creates a Commission to Address Cybersecurity

By Joseph J. Lazzarotti on February 9, 2016

Posted in Big Data, Consumer Privacy, Data Security, Identity Theft, Information Management, Information Risk, Workplace Privacy, Written Information Security Program

President Barack Obama requested $19 billion in his budget for 2017 to address cybersecurity in the United States, $5 billion more than was budgeted for the current year. Today, he issued an Executive Order that will create a commission within the Department of Commerce to be known as the “Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity.”

So,…