In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for protected health information (PHI) to prevent disease spread is critical. Yet organizations must weigh this need against legal and regulatory requirements protecting individual privacy, said Shannon Yavorsky, partner at Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe and a leading authority on U.S. and European data privacy and security issues.

During the webinar “COVID-19 Emerging Issues: Managing Cyber Risks of a Remote Workforce and Global Privacy Concerns,” presented by NetDiligence and Arete Incident Response on March 24th, Yavorsky explored the current legal and regulatory outlook in the United States and Europe vis-àvis the coronavirus.