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Car Talk and Birthday Wishes Punctuate Biden’s ‘Trust but Verify’ Diplomacy
Despite simmering tensions, President Biden and President Xi Jinping exchanged the kind of pleasantries that adversarial leaders deploy when they are trying to make nice.
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Tips for Paralegals and Litigation Support Professionals – October 2023
October 9, 2023: Projector Types – There are two basic types of projectors – digital light projectors and liquid crystal display projectors. An LCD projector sends light through a prism. A DLP projector works with micro mirrors….By: Association of Certified E-Discovery
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Are Search Terms Useful for Social Media and Mobile Device eDiscovery?
[Editor’s Note: This article has been republished with permission. It was originally published November 9, 2023 on the eDiscovery Assistant Blog] In Episode 123, CEO and Founder of eDiscovery Assistant, Kelly Twigger, discusses the scope of and whether search terms in ediscovery can be used to identify relevant social media posts in In re Tasigna…
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Proposed Rules Overhaul Cybersecurity Requirements for Government Contractors
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council has proposed two new cybersecurity rules that would impose significant obligations and risks for federal government contractors. The proposed rules impose substantial cyber incident reporting and information sharing obligations on contractors….By: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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Massachusetts Wagers Big on Privacy in Sports Betting
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission approved data privacy regulations under the 2022 Massachusetts Sports Wagering Act earlier this fall. While directed to a narrow group of companies, the restrictions around use of artificial intelligence, profiling and breach notification suggest the types of concerns that we may see other regulators focus on in other industries….By: Sheppard Mullin…
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China Released Draft Rules Regulating and Promoting Cross-Border Data Transfer
On September 28, 2023, the Cybersecurity Administration of China (the “CAC”) published a set of draft Provisions on Regulating and Promoting Cross-border Data Transfer (the “Draft Rules”) to solicit public comments. It has not been publicly announced when the Draft Rules will come into effect. Some legal practitioners speculate that they would take effect before…
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North Mississippi Health Services Affected by MOVEit-Related Data Breach at Cadence Bank
On October 27, 2023, North Mississippi Health Services (“NMHS”) posted a notice on its website describing a third-party data breach at Cadence Bank, which is a company that provides treasury management services to NMHS. Evidently, Cadence Bank experienced a MOVEit-related data breach impacting consumers’ sensitive information, which includes their names, addresses, dates of birth, Social…
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Pathology Resource Network Provides Notice of Third-Party Data Breach at Cadence Bank
On October 27, 2023, Pathology Resource Network (“PRN”) added a website notice on its homepage after discovering that Cadence Bank, which provides treasury management services to PRN, experienced a MOVEit-related data breach. In this notice, PRN explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which includes their…
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PeakMed Colorado Posts Notice of Data Breach Impacting More than 27k Patients
On October 27, 2023, PeakMed Colorado, LLC filed a notice of data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights after discovering that an unauthorized party had obtained access to an employee’s login credentials. In this notice, PeakMed explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able…
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Stanley Steemer Provides Notice of Data Breach to 66,978 Individuals
On November 15, 2023, Stanley Steemer International, Inc. (“Stanley Steemer “) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access portions of the company’s computer network. In this notice, Stanley Steemer explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able…
