Publications

Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) is a general term to describe government-sponsored hackers or hacking groups.  Iran maintains a robust hacking group which has been responsible for many significant hacking events around the world.  The APT associated with Iran has names such as APT33, APT34, OilRig, and Helix Kitten.  Last year […]

The Second Session of the Nebraska Legislature convened January 8, 2020.  This Dirt Alert provides an update on certain bills introduced during the first five days of the Session related to economic development, municipal law, real estate, renewable energy, taxation, and water/natural resources law. Here is a list of the […]

During the opening day of the Nebraska legislative session, State Sen. Carol Blood (LD 3) introduced the Nebraska Consumer Data Privacy Act (LB 746), which borrows most of its provisions, almost word for word, from the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).  In short, the Nebraska Consumer Data Privacy Act, if […]

On November 15, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released its final rule for hospitals to publicly post their “standard charges” on the internet. The final rule—partially titled “Price Transparency Requirements for Hospitals to Make Standard Charges Public” and published in the November 27, 2019 edition of […]

On December 12, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a second enforcement action as part of the HIPAA Right of Access Initiative, an effort by OCR to ensure individuals get access to their medical records promptly. Earlier this year, Bayfront Health […]