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Trump and His Allies Adapt to a New Role: Fighting for Attention
In the days since President Biden ended his re-election bid and passed the torch to Vice President Kamala Harris, Donald Trump’s campaign has been crowded out of the headlines.
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The Beginning of Biden’s Long Goodbye
In a speech from the Oval Office, President Biden said it was time to “pass the torch to a new generation.” But he said nothing about his own age or capacity that led so many Democrats to desert him.
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Revolutionizing Relationships The Rise of Virtual Dating During a Global Pandemic
As the world continues to grapple with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, people are finding new ways to adapt and thrive in this new normal. One of the most unexpected changes has been the rise of virtual dating, which has revolutionized the way we approach relationships. Gone are the days of meeting someone at a bar…
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OCR Announces Third Ransomware Settlement as Threats Continue to Rise
On July 1, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that Heritage Valley Health System, a provider in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, agreed to pay $950,000 to resolve potential violations of the HIPAA Security Rule. Heritage Valley’s alleged violations included failure to conduct a risk analysis to…
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2024 Mid-Year Privacy Report – A Comprehensive Look at New Developments in Data Privacy Laws
Introduction – 2024 has been another big year for privacy. Several new state privacy laws are going into effect, with several more coming in 2025, while a federal privacy law continues to be discussed that would further change the privacy landscape across the country. Meanwhile, hot topics like artificial intelligence (“AI”), minors’ privacy rights, and…
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Court in SolarWinds Case Blows Down SEC’s Cyber Enforcement Authority
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on July 18, 2024, dismissed most of the SEC’s landmark cyber enforcement litigation against SolarWinds Corp. (SolarWinds or the Company) and the Company’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Timothy Brown. In a 107-page opinion in Securities and Exchange Commission v. SolarWinds Corp. & Timothy…
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The CrowdStrike® Global Tech Outage
On Friday July 19, 2024, CrowdStrike® Holdings, one of the largest cybersecurity technology companies in the world, announced that a faulty software update caused a global computer outage which ultimately disrupted many important aspects of a modern data-driven world. Airlines were forced to ground flights, banks were forced to postpone transactions, hospitals and 911 centers…
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Dental/DSO Intelligence Monthly Report: June/July 2024
A study at the University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry developed a chatbot using information reviewed by faculty members to answer questions about clinical procedures. Cortino Sukotjo, DDS, PhD, a professor of restorative dentistry at UIC and director of the college’s predoctoral implant program, led a study examining the effectiveness of chatbots at answering…
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Business Losses Caused by the CrowdStrike Outage Become a Major Concern for Countless Companies
On July 19, 2024, CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity and technology company based in Austin, Texas, experienced a major global outage with far-reaching implications. As a result of the CrowdStrike outage, businesses in certain industries were essentially crippled. For example, approximately 5,078 flights, or 4.6% of all scheduled flights, were canceled, and another 45,000 flights were delayed….By:…
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Proving Negligent Security in California Personal Injury Claims
Inadequate security measures may cause or contribute to crime in stores, apartments, offices, hotels, motels, and entertainment venues. Criminals might take advantage of……By: Maison Law
