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District Court Dismisses Majority of SEC Complaint Against SolarWinds and Its CISO

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has dealt a significant blow to the cybersecurity enforcement efforts of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission). In its July 18, 2024,...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Court in SolarWinds Case Blows Down SEC's Cyber Enforcement Authority

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The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on July 18, 2024, dismissed most of the SEC's landmark cyber enforcement litigation against SolarWinds Corp. (SolarWinds or the Company) and the Company's Chief...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

CMMC 2.0 and FOCI Assessments: Preparing for What Lies Ahead

Defense contractors and subcontractors that handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and do not have robust information-security system controls in place better get their house in order now if they want to do business...more

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Operational Implications of the New Bulk Sensitive Data Executive Order

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On February 28, 2024, President Biden signed Executive Order 14117 (the EO), on “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern.” The United...more

Epstein Becker & Green

2024 Update: Regulators Use “Carrots and Sticks” to Incentivize Healthcare Sector Cybersecurity Compliance

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Healthcare organizations continue to be prime targets of cyberattacks. It is well-established that cyberattacks can lead to financial loss, reputational damage, and, in some cases, risks to patient care and safety. The recent...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

In This Month’s E-News: March 2024

The Association of American Universities (AAU) and the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) are among a handful of groups “urging the Biden administration to rescind a policy proposal that would threaten the American...more

Baker Donelson

HIPAA Updates: The Obligations Continue to Unfold

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There has been a notable emphasis on proactive enforcement of the privacy and security of protected health information in recent weeks as evidenced by multiple developments regarding compliance with the Health Insurance...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

DoD IG Report Provides Insight Into Common Missteps When Protecting CUI

On November 30, 2023, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense (“DoD IG”) released a Special Report: Common Cybersecurity Weaknesses Related to the Protection of DoD Controlled Unclassified Information on Contractor...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Defense Department Audit Report Provides Contractors with a Roadmap to Assess and Mitigate Cybersecurity False Claims Act Risk

On December 4, the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) issued a “special” Audit Report (the Report) that provides insight into common cybersecurity weaknesses related to the protection of Controlled...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Regulating AI: Litigation Questions And State Efforts To Watch

This second part of a two-part series on U.S. regulation of artificial intelligence systems highlights state legislation and litigation to watch concerning AI systems, and provides practical takeaways as we look toward the...more

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NIST Releases Revised Cybersecurity Controls And Requirements For Protection Of Controlled Unclassified Information Resident In...

On May 10, 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) released an Initial Public Draft of Revision 3 to NIST Special Publication (“SP”) 800-171, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in...more

Wiley Rein LLP

NTIA Seeks Comment on AI Accountability

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Earlier this month, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) published its AI Accountability Policy Request for Comment (RFC). The RFC seeks comment on artificial intelligence (AI) system...more

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DoD Re-Emphasizes Commitment to Holding Contractors Accountable on Cybersecurity

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While the DoD charts a path forward on CMMC, the USG is emphasizing the need to comply with existing cyber obligations in government contracts and taking steps to enforce compliance with those obligations. The June 16 Memo...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

U.S. and British Law Enforcement Agencies Issue Unprecedented Warning About Chinese Espionage Efforts

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On July 6, 2022, the heads of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the British MI5 law enforcement agencies issued an unprecedented joint statement warning about espionage and other economic threats from China....more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Webinar] Virtual Conference on DCAA & DCMA Cost, Pricing, Compliance & Audits - August 25th - 26th, 9:00 am - 5:30 pm EDT

From the comfort of your own home office, join us at ACI's virtual Annual Advanced Forum on DCAA & DCMA Cost, Pricing, Compliance & Audits taking place on August 25-26, 2020 which addresses the latest developments on business...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

DOD Issues Version 1.0 of Its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, and a Related “Accreditation Body” Has Been Formed as a...

January 2020 was a very important month for DOD’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) initiative. Last week, on January 31, 2020, DOD issued CMMC “Version 1.0” to the public....more

King & Spalding

House Lawmakers Retreat From NIST Cyber Auditing Role In Proposed Bill

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Members of the House of Representatives Science Committee modified a bill that would have made the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) responsible for auditing federal agencies’ cybersecurity protections....more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Is Your HIPAA Compliance Program Ready for the FTC?

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Everyone in healthcare knows that the next round of HIPAA audits is coming. Covered entities and business associates have long been advised to review and update their HIPAA security risk analyses, have business associate...more

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Actions Foreshadow Uniform Cybersecurity Regulations for Federal Contractors - Two Recent Executive Agency Actions Lay the...

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Federal government contractors handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) should take notice of two recent executive agency actions. Combined, they lay the groundwork for a new cybersecurity clause to be added to the...more

Cooley LLP

Blog: OCR Rep Discusses HIPAA Violations, Enforcement Actions, and Upcoming Audit Program

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Last week, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), hosted a conference entitled “Safeguarding Health...more

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Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers Now Targeted by Both Cyber Intruders and SEC Cybersecurity Examiners

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Cybersecurity has increasingly become a critical issue for all types of businesses, few more so than broker-dealers, investment advisers and others in the financial sector. The cyber threat is much broader than customer data...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Highlights of the Joint NIST and OCR Safeguarding Health Information Conference

Earlier this week we attended the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) 6th Annual Safeguarding Health Information Conference in Washington, D.C. (the NIST-OCR...more

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