Theresa Defino reports: Compared to other agencies, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is a little fish in the big federal pond, but it has an outsize effect on HIPAA covered entities (CEs) and business associates (BAs). And, if Congress agrees, its impact would expand significantly in the coming months. As part of its…
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Indian government makes user data collection mandatory for VPNs; Providers debate leaving country
Rahul Verma reports: The Indian government has introduced a new IT policy that requires virtual private network companies (VPNs) to collect extensive customer data and maintain it for five years or more. The directive came from Computer Emergency Response Team, CERT-in. The new policy lists data centers and crypto exchanges under the same provision. The…
India to introduce six-hour data breach notification rule
Stephen Pritchard reports: Organizations in India face a six-hour data breach reporting deadline, following the introduction of new rules by the country’s computer emergency response team, CERT-In. The new rules will apply to critical parts of India’s network and IT infrastructure, including service providers, data centers, government organizations, and corporations. Read more at TheDailySwig.
CERT-In’s directions on reporting data breach will hold companies accountable: Experts
Debangana Ghosh reports: The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) on Thursday made it mandatory for firms to report all incidents of cybersecurity vulnerabilities within six hours of noticing. Internet researchers and cybersecurity experts call it a welcome move, protecting consumers and ensuring companies become more alert of cybersecurity. However, some raise concerns over whether…
Singapore to license pentesters and managed infosec operators
Laura Dobberstein reports: Cybersecurity service providers must for licenses to operate in Singapore, under new regulations launched by the country’s Cyber Security Agency (CSA) on Monday. The new licensing framework requires vendors that offer penetration testing, and/or managed security operations centers (SOC) to get a licenses, in recognition that they access customers’ systems and therefore pose a…
HHS OCR Issues Annual HIPAA Reports to Congress
Chris Bennington of Epstein Becker Green writes, in part: The HITECH Act requires OCR to issue annual reports to Congress of HIPAA breaches and complaints received by OCR during the calendar year. For 2020, OCR reported that it received 656 notifications of breaches affecting 500 or more individuals, 66,509 notifications of breaches affecting fewer than…