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Will the Proposed “Countering Russian Hostilities Act” Stop Russian Cyberattacks?

BakerHostetler on 1/30/2017

On Jan. 10, 2017, a bipartisan group of five Republican and five Democratic senators announced their support for the Countering Russian Hostilities Act of 2017. Lindsey Graham, one of the senators who announced the proposed...more

Privacy Alert: NIST Updates Cybersecurity Framework to Address Supply Chain Security

Fenwick & West LLP on 1/20/2017

Last week, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a measurement standards laboratory in the United States Department of Commerce, released draft version 1.1 of its Framework for Improving Critical...more

White House Imposes Sanctions in Response to Malicious Russian Cyber Activity

BakerHostetler on 1/6/2017

On Dec. 29, 2016, in response to the Russian government’s “aggressive harassment of U.S. officials and cyber operations aimed at the U.S. election,” President Obama issued an Executive Order Taking Additional Steps to Address...more

United States Imposes Cybersecurity Sanctions on Russia

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/5/2017

Key Points - - This action marks the first time sanctions have been imposed under the Cybersecurity Sanctions Program established on April 1, 2015, with the designation of nine entities and individuals. -...more

Presidential Commission Releases Cybersecurity Report And Recommendations

King & Spalding on 12/13/2016

On December 1, 2016, the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity issued its final report with a series of recommendations for the incoming administration on strengthening the country’s cybersecurity. As explained...more

Obama Renews Cyber Sanctions Power

King & Spalding on 4/6/2016

On April 1st of last year, President Obama, by Executive Order 13694, declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to “deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the...more

That is SO last week - September 2015

Zelle LLP on 9/9/2015

Labor Day was the backdrop for a big announcement from President Obama. Beginning in 2017, federal contractors must grant paid sick leave to employees. The new Executive Order requires contractors to provide one hour of...more

Congressional Action Supports Improvement of Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure and Beyond

Foley & Lardner LLP on 6/3/2015

None of us in the United States – no family or individual, no industry or business, and no government agency – is immune from the potential devastation that cyber-attacks can wreak. No particular reminder is needed. Each day,...more

New Executive Order Allows for Sanctions Related to Cybersecurity

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 4/24/2015

On April 1, 2015, President Obama issued a groundbreaking Executive Order (E.O.) enabling the United States to sanction persons that have (1) participated in malicious cyber-enabled activities constituting a “significant...more

Cybersecurity Update: U.S. Sanctions on the Horizon for Malicious Cyber-Attackers

McDermott Will & Emery on 4/22/2015

Executive Order 13694 is the Obama Administration’s latest tool to combat cybersecurity threats. On April 1, 2015, President Obama declared a national emergency to address the “increasing prevalence and severity of malicious...more

Are Regulatory Fears Impeding Industry Cyber Sharing?

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/21/2015

They say that no good deed goes unpunished. And when it comes to cyber sharing, industry leaders are concerned that their only “reward” for helping the government identify and respond to cyberthreats may be a stiff rebuke...more

President Issues Executive Order to Block Assets of Foreign Cyber Attackers

Perkins Coie on 4/15/2015

President Obama recently issued Executive Order 13694 (EO 13694 or EO), “Blocking the Property of Certain Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities.” EO 13694 is aimed at deterring cyber attacks,...more

United States Goes on the Offensive Against International Cybercrime - 2015 Cybersecurity Executive Order

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 4/14/2015

On April 1, President Obama signed an Executive Order to combat the "national emergency" sparked by a rapidly evolving global cybercrime environment. The Executive Order directs the U.S. Treasury Department to impose...more

New Executive Order Authorizes Economic Sanctions to Combat Malicious Cyber Activity

King & Spalding on 4/10/2015

Calling cyber threats “one of the most serious economic and national security challenges to the United States” and declaring a national emergency relating to those threats, on April 1, 2015, President Obama issued an...more

"President Obama Announces New Cybersecurity Sanctions Regime"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 4/9/2015

On April 1, 2015, President Barack Obama issued an executive order (the Order) authorizing sanctions against foreign individuals or entities found to be responsible for certain malicious cyberattacks. Under the Order, the...more

President Obama Signs Executive Order Authorizing Sanctions In Response To Malicious Cyber Activity

King & Spalding on 4/8/2015

On April 1, 2015, President Obama signed an executive order authorizing the first sanctions program to combat malicious cyber activity. The order permits the U.S. Department of the Treasury to freeze the assets of...more

Now's the Time to Review Your OFAC Compliance Program

Foley Hoag LLP on 4/8/2015

Obama Executive Order Targets International Cyberattacks Against U.S. with New Sanctions - New Sanctions Are Part of U.S. Escalation of Efforts to Bolster Cyber-Security: As part of a series of measures aimed at...more

Obama Administration Recognizes Cyber Threats to U.S. Critical Infrastructure as a National Emergency

BakerHostetler on 4/8/2015

Many cybersecurity experts have warned that the United States is already engaged in covert cyber warfare against hostile actors around the world. The latest cybersecurity Executive Order reflects formal recognition that,...more

President Obama Issues New Executive Order Authorizing Sanctions Against Cyber Attackers

Dechert LLP on 4/8/2015

President Obama issued an Executive Order (the “Order”) on April 1, 2015 that authorizes financial sanctions against certain “persons” (including both individuals and entities) designated by the Treasury Secretary to be...more

Executive Order Blocks Property of Those Engaging in Malicious Cyber Activities

Morgan Lewis on 4/7/2015

The executive order enables US government agencies to block the assets of any foreign person determined to have engaged in malicious cyber-enabled activities....more

Privacy Bills Abound in Congress

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 4/7/2015

Why it matters - From the President to Senators to Representatives, everyone in Washington, D.C. appears to be focused on privacy-related issues. Continuing his focus on cybersecurity, President Barack Obama signed an...more

U.S. Authorizes Targeted Sanctions Against Overseas Cyber Threats

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/6/2015

Cyber threats are one of the U.S.’s top security threats. In just the past year, there has been a significant increase in the frequency, scale and sophistication of cyber intrusions and attacks – many of them originating...more

Executive Order Creates Cybersecurity Sanctions Framework

WilmerHale on 4/3/2015

On April 1, 2015, President Obama issued an Executive Order authorizing the imposition of sanctions against designated individuals or entities found to be engaged in malicious cyber activity, including various forms of...more

President Obama’s April Fools' Day Order on Cyberterrorism – No Joking About It!

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/2/2015

While it’s not clear whether the President’s release today of an Executive Order, "Blocking the Property of Certain Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities," was purposefully timed to coincide with...more

GAO Puts Cybersecurity and Privacy High Atop High Risk List

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 2/20/2015

Agency Assessment Comes as President Signs Executive Order Increasing Cyber Sharing with the Private Sector Late last year, this post speculated whether 2015 would become “the Year of Cybersecurity.” Though 2015 is still...more

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