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EPA Enforcement Alert: It’s Critical for Community Water Systems to Review Cybersecurity Protections

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The Environmental Protection Agency earlier this week issued an enforcement alert, explaining cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities to community drinking water systems (CWSs) and actions needed by these systems in order...more

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New CISA Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Requirements Proposed for Critical Infrastructure Companies

On April 4, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) officially published its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) detailing significant new cybersecurity...more

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What You Need To Know About CISA’s Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water & Wastewater Sector

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CISA’s Incident Response Guide outlines ways in which WWS owners and operators can engage with federal agencies to prepare for, mitigate, and respond to cyber incidents, including best practices for incident response and...more

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Recent Warnings Highlight Need for Enhanced Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructure

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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

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TSA Mandates Immediate Cyber Preparations for Rail Owners and Operators following its Imposition of Similar Requirements on...

This December, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued a pair of Directives establishing cybersecurity measures for high-risk freight rail, passenger rail, and rail transit owners and operators. These...more

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10 Ways the Ransomware Task Force’s New Report Could Impact the Private Sector

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In the last few years, thousands of businesses, hospitals, school districts, local governments, and other entities have fallen victim to ransomware. Several government and quasi-government groups are looking to take action....more

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March 13, 2020 Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Briefing on Covid-19 and Data...

The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) just completed a stakeholder security briefing. This was recorded and should soon be available on the CISA website...more

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Natural Gas Compressor Facility Shut Down After Ransomware Attack

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced this week that a ransomware attack shut down a natural gas compressor facility for two days. While in the network, the attacker deployed software trying to “identify...more

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White House Releases Report on Electricity Sector State of Preparedness to Cyber Attacks - Joint DHS-DOE Report Discusses Gaps and...

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On May 30, 2018, the White House released a key report, entitled "Assessment of Electricity Disruption Incident Response Capabilities," which was required by the May 2017 White House Cybersecurity Executive Order 13800...more

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Airport Active Shooter Incident — What Can Happen in Just 15 Seconds, and What Business Needs to Know

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Seyfarth Synopsis: A recent active shooter incident at an international airport illustrates both how quickly an incident may be over, yet how ancillary impacts take much longer to resolve. While the shooter was apprehended in...more

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The Department of Homeland Security Releases Draft Cyber Incident Response Plan

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On Friday, September 30, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) published a draft of its updated National Cyber Incident Response Plan (“NCIRP”). Companies and individuals have 30 days to provide feedback. The plan...more

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White House Releases Policy Directive On Cyber Incident Coordination

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On July 26, 2016, the White House approved a Presidential Policy Directive (“PPD”) on coordinating responses to cyber incidents that occur in the United States. The PPD seeks to clarify who in the federal government is...more

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Incident Response Practice Tip: Balance Meeting Breach Notification Deadlines With Securing Your Network

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State breach notification statutes are being amended on almost a monthly basis. Several laws have, or will soon have, a mandatory notification deadline for notifying affected individuals after the discovery of the incident....more

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