On January 31, 2020, the Department of Defense (DoD) released the latest version (Version 1.0) of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) framework, setting forth future cybersecurity requirements for thousands...more
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The CCPA is an unprecedented privacy law that grants California residents sweeping rights concerning the collection and use of their information. Once the law becomes effective on January 1, 2020, covered businesses can...more
2/14/2019
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In LabMD v. FTC, the Eleventh Circuit vacated an order requiring a company to implement a data security program “reasonably designed” to protect information. Following the LabMD decision, the FTC announced a series of public...more
California will likely become the first state to regulate the security of internet-connected devices with a narrowly-written senate bill, SB-327, and an identical house bill, AB 1906 (collectively “the Bill”). If signed into...more
Last Tuesday morning, June 27, 2017, a version of the “Petya” malware attack—dubbed “NotPetya”—hit several multinational companies in a variety of industries. This is the second major cyber attack in just two months following...more
China has moved to start enforcing its new cybersecurity law as of Thursday, June 1, but the impact of the rules on foreign firms remains to be seen. The law was originally promulgated November 7, 2016 and serves to increase...more
On May 11, 2017, President Trump signed a long-awaited Executive Order that aims to bolster the cybersecurity of federal networks and critical infrastructure. In an effort to fulfill the President’s promise to get “tough on...more
On December 28, 2016, the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) issued a revised version of its proposed cybersecurity rule for banks, insurers, money service businesses, and regulated virtual currency operators...more