UPDATE: Registration for this event will begin Sept. 1st, 2022. If you have any questions, please contact Trudy Henson at thenson@law.umaryland.edu. On Wednesday, September 21st, 2022, CHHS will host a free tabletop exercise at the University System of Maryland, Hagerstown, for long term care facilities in the Hagerstown/Washington County area. The half-day tabletop, from 8:30 […]
By CHHS Extern Quinn Conlan Photo Credit: Getty Images Since the landmark decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was released on June 24, 2022, everyone, from Congress to the FTC to the White House, is talking about data privacy and digital surveillance. Reproductive health and wellness apps track a person’s menstruation cycle and ovulation […]
By CHHS Extern Quinn Conlan On May 25, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a statement announcing a $150 million penalty against Twitter for deceptively collecting user data to sell to advertisers. This is not the first time Twitter has been in the FTC hot seat for inadequate data security. Back in March 2011, […]
By CHHS Extern Jacquelyn Creitz More than one year ago, Colonial Pipeline, America’s largest fuel pipeline, which carries 100 million gallons of fuel a day, paid a ransom of nearly $5 million in cryptocurrency. The May 2021 cyberattack that led to the ransom caused Colonial Pipeline to stop operations for 5 days, creating mass fuel […]
The University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security (CHHS) is celebrating its 20th anniversary. CHHS Founder and Director Michael Greenberger, JD, released the following statement commemorating the occasion: May 15, 2022: The University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security (CHHS) Celebrates its 20th Anniversary A Message from CHHS Founder and Director, […]
