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NIST HIPAA Security Rule Guidance

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 12.04.08

The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology has published a set of detailed guidance materials to serve as a framework for complying with the HIPAA security rules. The guidance includes checklists for compliance requirements, a glossary, cross references to standards and definitions, and a table of prior NIST published standards on security in various types of situations. Click here to download "An Introductory Resource Guide for Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accoutability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule" [PDF] from csrc.nist.gov.

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 12.13.24

New FTC Telemarketing Sales Rule Amendments

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”)  recently announced that it approved final amendments to its Telemarketing Sales Rule (“TSR”), broadening the rule’s coverage to inbound calls for technical support (“Tech Support”) services. For example, if a Tech Support company presents a pop-up alert (such as one that claims consumers’ computers or other devices are infected with malware or other problems) or uses a direct mail solicitation to induce consumers to call about Tech Support services, that conduct would violate the amended TSR. ...