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CISA’s Proposed Cyber Incident Reporting Requirements Would Hit a Range of Industries and Sectors

Wiley Rein LLP on 4/1/2024

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is publishing a proposed rule (Proposal or NPRM) that will require broad segments of industry to meet onerous and quick...more

Public Company Watch: March 2024

Paul Hastings LLP on 3/28/2024

In the March edition of our Public Company Watch, we cover key issues impacting public companies, including the new climate disclosure rules, SEC scrutiny on beneficial ownership filings, West Palm Beach Firefighters’ Pension...more

Cybersecurity in 2024: Ten Top Issues to Consider

Wiley Rein LLP on 1/3/2024

As we enter the New Year, Wiley has looked back at the top cyber issues for 2023 and what they mean for 2024. Last year, we saw the rollout of the National Cybersecurity Strategy—which outlined a new era of cyber oversight—as...more

Federal Report Proposes Harmonization of Divergent Cyber Incident Reporting Regimes

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 10/17/2023

On September 20, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a report outlining the varied and sometimes conflicting reporting requirements that private entities face when they are victims of a cyber incident. The...more

Cybersecurity Awareness Month Series: FBI Director Asks for Help to Fight Cyber Attacks

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/3/2023

When hit with a cybersecurity attack, organizations are often not inclined to bring in federal law enforcement. Recent comments by FBI Director Christopher Wray at Mandiant’s annual mWISE 2023 conference seek to encourage the...more

Is Federal Cyber Policy About to Make a U-Turn? Notes from #CES Suggest It Might.

Wiley Rein LLP on 1/16/2023

For years, federal cyber policy has been based on successful public-private partnerships, collaboration, and the promotion of voluntary standards that can be tailored to sector and organization-specific risk and needs....more

CISA to Oversee Enforcement of Cyber Incident Reporting in Critical Infrastructure

Ankura on 9/29/2022

On March 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA), which will require critical infrastructure owners and operators (among other things) to report...more

The State of Cyber: Breaking Down Recent Rules and Regulations

Wiley Rein LLP on 6/6/2022

Megan Brown sits down with Christopher Roberti, Senior Vice President for Cyber, Intelligence, and Supply Chain Security Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Are cyber public private partnerships obsolete? What should the...more

Recent Warnings Highlight Need for Enhanced Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructure

Perkins Coie on 3/30/2022

The U.S. government has steadily increased its warnings about malicious cyber activity by Russia and other sophisticated persistent adversaries. Following several warnings from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and...more

The Private Sector Should Brace for New Mandatory Cyber Incident Reporting Obligations

Wiley Rein LLP on 3/21/2022

Late 2021 and early 2022 have been full of federal government activity related to cybersecurity incident reporting. Congress passed the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 to require mandatory...more

FTC Issues Stern Warning to Companies to Address Known Cybersecurity Vulnerability

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 2/15/2022

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a surprisingly strong warning to companies that they may face potential regulatory action if they fail to address known vulnerabilities, focusing in particular on the Log4j...more

Cybersecurity Preparedness and the Growing Importance of Operational Resiliency

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 8/18/2020

Creation of a new rapid response team signals regulators may turn today’s cyber examination priorities into tomorrow’s enforcement priorities. The Securities and Exchange Commission, New York State Department of Financial...more

Blockchain Uses in Transportation

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/1/2018

Blockchain technology is most well-known for its use with cryptocurrencies, however, it has wider potential applications in other sectors beyond that of banking and financial services. It is being evaluated for uses in the...more

Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 15

Jones Day on 9/15/2017

UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - FTC Comments on Improvements to IoT Device Security - On June 19, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") submitted comments to a working group organized by the...more

OCIE Publishes Risk Alert In Response to WannaCry Ransomware

Dechert LLP on 5/22/2017

The Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a National Exam Program Risk Alert (Risk Alert) on May 17, 2017 in response to “WannaCry,” the ongoing...more

Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 13

Jones Day on 3/15/2017

On December 28, 2016, the New York Department of Financial Services ("DFS") released a revised version of a proposed regulation that would require banks, insurance companies, and other financial services institutions...more

Financial Services Weekly News - December 2016

Goodwin on 12/7/2016

Editor's Note - OCC to Move Forward with Federal FinTech Charter. In a development foreshadowed in the April 6, June 29 and September 14 editions of the Roundup, on December 2, the Office of the Comptroller of the...more

Government Websites With Cybersecurity Tips & Information

Snell & Wilmer on 9/8/2015

As part of the government’s recent clarion call to improve our individual and collective cybersecurity posture, several federal and state agencies have released a variety of guidelines, frameworks, best practices and tips. ...more

"Cybersecurity Update: Key US and EU Regulatory Developments"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 6/26/2013

In recent months, federal and state governments have taken an increasingly active role in reviewing cybersecurity issues within the private sector. There has been a flurry of activity as different government bodies discuss...more

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