Critical Infrastructure Sectors, Barack Obama

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update: Flaming Worms, Stuxnets and Other Cyber Threats — The European Union’s Response

by Joshua Gruenspecht, Stuart D. Levi, Shari Piré, Pierre Servan-Schreiber | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 4/8/2013

The media is replete with reports of a botnet onslaught paralyzing Spamhaus, flaming worms usurping strategic information in the Middle East and a stuxnet super weapon wreaking physical damage to Iran’s nuclear reactors....more

President Issues Cybersecurity Executive Order; Pending Legislation Revived

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 3/27/2013

President Barack Obama issued his administration's much-anticipated executive order on cybersecurity Feb. 12, to "enhance the security and resilience of the Nation's critical infrastructure and to maintain a cyber environment...more

NIST Seeks Private Sector Information on Cybersecurity Framework Outlined in President’s Executive Order and Notices First Public...

by King & Spalding on 3/18/2013

On February 26, 2013, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published a Request for Information (RFI) in the Federal Register soliciting views from both government and industry on developing the...more

U.S. Responding To Cyber-Espionage: White House Acknowledges Increasing Threat

by Odia Kagan, Sharon Klein, Jeffrey Vagle | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 3/15/2013

No longer cut from the cloth of 007’s expensive suits, fast cars or well-mixed drinks, present-day espionage is carried out, to a great extent, through computer screens, proxy servers and spoofed e-mail addresses. Dubbed...more

Cybersecurity: President Obama’s Executive Order Is Only the Beginning

by David Ransom | McDermott Will & Emery on 3/14/2013

This On the Subject outlines why hospitals and financial services and communications companies should pay attention to the recent executive order entitled “Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity.”...more

President Obama Signs Executive Order on Cybersecurity

by Carly Ziegler | Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 3/7/2013

As announced during the 2013 State of the Union Address, President Obama recently signed an Executive Order on cybersecurity. The primary goals of the Executive Order are to (a) improve communication between private companies...more

DataGuidance: Cynthia Larose on Cybersecurity Framework

by Cynthia Larose | Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 3/6/2013

USA: New cybersecurity framework has far-reaching effects on US economy - President Obama issued – on 12 February 2013 – the long-awaited Executive Order entitled ‘Improving Infrastructure Cybersecurity’ (the Order),...more

What Companies Should Do to Prepare for Implementation of Cybersecurity Executive Order [Video]

by LXBN on 3/5/2013

The White House issuing a cybersecurity executive order has been expected for some time, but now that it’s finally here, what exactly should companies do to prepare for its implementation. Naturally, it makes sense not to...more

REGULATORY: U.S. Regulatory; EU Regulatory: Cybersecurity Efforts to Secure Critical Infrastructure including the Energy Sector...

by King & Spalding on 3/4/2013

In recent years, the security of computerized data and the ability of public and private entities to respond to unauthorized penetration of computer networks has been intensely debated by policymakers. The risks associated...more

White House Issues Executive Order on CyberSecurity

by Timothy Blank, Kate Ericsson, Vernon Francis, Vivian Maese | Dechert LLP on 3/1/2013

The Obama Administration has long expressed concerns about the vulnerability of America’s critical infrastructure to cyber-attack. On February 12, 2012, the day of the President’s State of the Union address, the...more

Executive Order Begins Process Of Strengthening Nation’s Cybersecurity And Critical Infrastructure

by Sharon Klein, Jeffrey Vagle | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 2/22/2013

During his State of the Union address on February 12, 2013, President Barack Obama announced his signing of a long-anticipated Executive Order on cybersecurity. After months of discussions with technology companies the...more

New FAR Rules Likely For "Critical Infrastructure" Contractors

by Eric Aaserud | Perkins Coie on 2/22/2013

On February 12, 2013, President Obama signed an Executive Order (the Order) intended to enhance the cybersecurity of the country's critical infrastructure. According to the Order, "[t]he cyber threat to critical...more

President Obama Issues Executive Order On Cybersecurity

by BuckleySandler LLP on 2/20/2013

On February 12, President Obama issued an Executive Order (EO) titled Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, and a related Presidential Policy Directive (PPD). ...more

How to Respond to President Obama's Cybersecurity Executive Order [Video]

by JD Supra Law News on 2/19/2013

How should business leaders respond to President Obama's executive order calling for a cybersecurity framework to protect the nation's critical infrastructure? Culled from law firm analysis on JD Supra, here's an answer to...more

President Obama Issues Executive Order on Cybersecurity

by King & Spalding on 2/18/2013

On February 12, 2013, President Obama issued a long-anticipated Executive Order concerning cybersecurity entitled Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. The Executive Order marks a major milestone in the Federal...more

President Obama Issues New Executive Order on Improving Cybersecurity

by Adam Chernichaw, Daren M. Orzechowski, Mariam Subjally | White & Case LLP on 2/18/2013

On February 12, 2013, President Obama signed an executive order for "Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity" (the "Executive Order"). The Executive Order seeks to promote information sharing between the government...more

Executive Order Opens Consultative Processes to Draft Cybersecurity Framework for Critical Infrastructure

by Venable LLP on 2/18/2013

On February 12, 2013, President Obama signed an Executive Order aimed at enhancing the security of U.S. critical infrastructure by establishing a voluntary program for the adoption of cybersecurity standards to protect...more

Where Does the Cybersecurity Executive Order Hit and Miss the Mark? [Video]

by LXBN on 2/15/2013

Immediately following the failure of the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, we had Steptoe & Johnson’s Stewart Baker join us on LXBN TV. Baker, formerly General Counsel for the National Security Agency and the first Assistant...more

White House Issues Cybersecurity Executive Order

by Christopher DeLacy, Jason Klitenic, Joel Edward Roberson | Holland & Knight LLP on 2/15/2013

The long-awaited cybersecurity executive order (EO), which will ultimately establish national cybersecurity standards for critical infrastructure, was issued by President Obama on February 12, 2013. At the same time, the...more

President Obama’s Cybersecurity Executive Order and What it Means For Your Organization

by Elizabeth Johnson, Lynn Percival | Poyner Spruill LLP on 2/15/2013

On February 12, President Obama signed a much-anticipated cybersecurity executive order intended to “enhance the security and resilience” of U.S. critical infrastructure. The executive order is very similar to a draft leaked...more

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Privacy & Cybersecurity Update: Flaming Worms, Stuxnets and Other Cyber Threats — The European Union’s Response

President Issues Cybersecurity Executive Order; Pending Legislation Revived

NIST Seeks Private Sector Information on Cybersecurity Framework Outlined in President’s Executive Order and Notices First Public...

U.S. Responding To Cyber-Espionage: White House Acknowledges Increasing Threat

Cybersecurity: President Obama’s Executive Order Is Only the Beginning

President Obama Signs Executive Order on Cybersecurity

DataGuidance: Cynthia Larose on Cybersecurity Framework

What Companies Should Do to Prepare for Implementation of Cybersecurity Executive Order [Video]

REGULATORY: U.S. Regulatory; EU Regulatory: Cybersecurity Efforts to Secure Critical Infrastructure including the Energy Sector...

White House Issues Executive Order on CyberSecurity

Executive Order Begins Process Of Strengthening Nation’s Cybersecurity And Critical Infrastructure

New FAR Rules Likely For "Critical Infrastructure" Contractors

President Obama Issues Executive Order On Cybersecurity

How to Respond to President Obama's Cybersecurity Executive Order [Video]

President Obama Issues Executive Order on Cybersecurity

President Obama Issues New Executive Order on Improving Cybersecurity

Executive Order Opens Consultative Processes to Draft Cybersecurity Framework for Critical Infrastructure

Where Does the Cybersecurity Executive Order Hit and Miss the Mark? [Video]

White House Issues Cybersecurity Executive Order

President Obama’s Cybersecurity Executive Order and What it Means For Your Organization

What Companies Should Do to Prepare for Implementation of Cybersecurity Executive Order [Video]

How to Respond to President Obama's Cybersecurity Executive Order [Video]

Where Does the Cybersecurity Executive Order Hit and Miss the Mark? [Video]

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