Critical Infrastructure Sectors, CISPA

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

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

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

Addressing the Cyber Threat: Cybersecurity Executive Order Issued and CISPA Introduced

by Mark Melodia, Timothy Nagle | Reed Smith on 2/15/2013

The long-awaited executive order entitled “Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity” was issued on Tuesday, along with a companion Presidential Policy Directive and mention by the President in the State of the Union...more

Senate Moving Towards Vote on Cybersecurity Legislation By J.C. Boggs and Lauren M. Donoghue

by King & Spalding on 7/10/2012

Legislation to address the issue of protecting the nation’s critical networks from attack will be on the agenda when Congress returns from the 4th of July recess. Senators have been divided between two versions of...more

House Passes Cyber Intelligence Sharing Bill With Substantial Industry Support, But Veto Threat Looms

by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 5/4/2012

On April 26, 2012 the House passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (“CISPA”) on a 248 – 168 vote. CISPA is supported by many communications and technology companies (e.g., Verizon, AT&T, Facebook, and...more

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