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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

GAO Puts Cybersecurity and Privacy High Atop High Risk List

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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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Pass it On: New Executive Order Pushes Greater Sharing of Cyber-Threat Information

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The federal government continues to steadily ratchet up its focus on cybersecurity. On February 13, 2015, President Obama signed an Executive Order to improve real-time sharing of cyber-threat information between government,...more

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Cybersecurity Executive Order: Not Much New

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President Obama’s February 13 Executive Order, “Promoting Private Sector Cybersecurity Information Sharing” (the “EO”), turns out to be light on new measures to improve cybersecurity, but focused heavily on adjustments to...more

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White House Holds Cybersecurity Summit at Stanford University

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On Friday, February 13, 2015, President Obama delivered the keynote speech and signed an executive order on cybersecurity information sharing at the White House cybersecurity and privacy summit held at Stanford University. ...more

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White House Creates New Federal Agency To Combat Cyber-Threats

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The White House, on February 10, 2015, announced the creation of a new federal agency, the Cyber Threat and Intelligence Integration Center (“CTIIC” or the “Center”), to combat cyber-threats by coordinating digital...more

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Update on President Obama’s “Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection,” Part II: The Executive Order

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As a follow up to our summary of the key takeaways from the White House’s first Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection, the centerpiece of which was President Obama’s signing of a new Executive Order, “Promoting...more

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President Presses For Action On Cybersecurity Legislation In State Of The Union

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On January 20, 2015, President Obama delivered his sixth State of the Union address, during which he pressed for Congress to take action to combat cybersecurity threats. He called on Congress to “finally pass the legislation...more

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Advertising Law - January 2015 #3

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President Obama Focuses on Cybersecurity, Privacy, Data Breach Notification - Data security and privacy concerns received special attention in President Obama’s State of the Union address where the President advocated...more

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White House Proposal: Beef Up Anti-Hacking Laws and Resolve a Circuit Split

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President Obama wants to go where the Supreme Court refused to tread.  As part of his  cybersecurity and privacy initiatives, which we discussed last week, the President would strengthen the federal anti-hacking provisions of...more

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Alert: Obama Makes Cybersecurity A National Priority

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Over the past two weeks, President Obama has made clear that cybersecurity continues to be a concern, and he and the administration are increasing their focus on the issue. ...more

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The Cyber Security State of the Union: Obama Commits “to Protect a Free and Open Internet”

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In last week’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama continued his ongoing push for nationwide privacy legislation to “better meet the evolving threat of cyber-attacks, combat identity theft, and protect our...more

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President Obama Announces New Legislative Proposal Focused on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity

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In response to the recent wave of high-profile data breaches, President Obama has revealed proposed legislation aimed at improving the nation’s cybersecurity by increasing certain privacy protections, streamlining the...more

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State Of The Union “Sneak Peek” Highlights Administration Cybersecurity Initiatives

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As part of a series of “sneak peeks” announced in advance of the State of the Union address on Tuesday, January 20th, President Obama made remarks last week before the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Homeland...more

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What Obama's Proposed Anti-Hacking Legislation Means for Entrepreneurs

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The slew of highly publicized data breaches over the past few years has brought the issue of cyber-security truly to the mainstream -- most recently reaching our living rooms through President Barack Obama’s State of the...more

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President Obama’s 2015 Priorities Include Cybersecurity

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During his recent State of the Union address, President Obama called on Congress “to finally pass the legislation we need to better meet the evolving threat of cyber attacks, combat identity theft, and protect our children’s...more

Cozen O'Connor

A New Kind of Architecture: The President’s New Agenda on Cybersecurity

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If you watched President Obama’s State of the Union Address on January 20, you know that passing comprehensive cybersecurity legislation will be a central focus during his final two years in office. The President actually...more

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Privacy and Data Security 2015: President Obama’s Mandate for a Strong Tight-Knit Legislative Framework

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In his January 20 State of the Union address, President Obama said, “We are a strong, tight-knit family who has made it through some very, very hard times.” This statement was used as a theme for the economic initiatives set...more

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Cybersecurity: The Obama Administration Proposes Legislation - Proposals Would Standardize Breach Notification Requirements,...

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On January 13, 2015, in response to the continuing onslaught of cyber attacks, including the recent cybersecurity attack and data loss at Sony Pictures Entertainment, the Obama Administration sent to Congress three...more

Carlton Fields

Cyberspace Developments: Obama's Proposed Information-Sharing Bill

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In advance of the State of the Union address, President Obama unveiled the next steps in his plan to address recent threats by rogue hackers to public and private networks. These include a new legislative proposal to tackle...more

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White House Issues Executive Order on CyberSecurity

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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

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President Obama Issues Executive Order on Cybersecurity

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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

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President Obama Issues Long-Awaited Cybersecurity Executive Order

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As President Obama delivered his fifth State of the Union speech to Congress on February 12, 2013, he simultaneously issued a highly anticipated Executive Order (“the Order”) focused on improving cybersecurity in the United...more

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Executive Order and Policy Directive Promotes Cybersecurity Cooperation and Intelligence Sharing

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On February 12, 2012, President Obama signed an Executive Order as well as a complementary Presidential Policy Directive intended to improve the flow of information and cyber-threat intelligence between government agencies...more

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White House Issues Cybersecurity Executive Order

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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

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

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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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