Notifications of Enforcement Discretion expire at 11:59 pm on May 11, 2023 Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announces that the Notifications of Enforcement Discretion issued under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health…
Category: Breaches
The U.S. Deserves Stronger Spyware Protections Than Biden’s Executive Order
by Matthew Guariglia U.S. President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that limits U.S. government agencies from using commercially available spyware – but that doesn’t mean there will be no government use of spyware in the United States. Spyware is a type of malicious software (or malware) which allows someone to gain remote access to a…
Spyware Used Across 10 Countries, Says Citizen Lab, Microsoft
Tom Jowitt reports: Spyware from an Israeli firm is once again the headlines after new research allegedly tracked its use across a number of countries. Two reports on Tuesday from both Microsoft and Canadian internet watchdog Citizen Lab alleged the spyware has been been used against journalists, opposition figures and advocacy groups across at least 10 countries – including people in…
FBI Denver has a good security tip for you — or maybe they don’t
On April 6, the FBI Denver Twitter account tweeted some good advice (or maybe they didn’t — see the update under this post!) The FBI advice not to use publicly available chargers or USB ports in airports, hotels or other public spaces is good advice that some of us have been practicing for years now….