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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Akin Intelligence - January 2024

Welcome to the January edition of Akin Intelligence. Artificial Intelligence (AI) remains a key area for state and federal legislators in the new year. State executives and legislators continue to propose AI-related...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

5 GRC Trends and Resolutions for a More Secure 2024

Elevate your resilience in the new year by understanding top GRC trends, patterns, and best practices across AI, TPRM, cyber risk, and more. As we step into 2024, technological advancements and an increasingly connected —...more

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National Security Focus on Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Sharpens

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Last year Colonial Pipeline halted one of the United States’ largest pipeline systems due to a ransomware attack. Within days a state of emergency was declared in 17 states. A few days later the pipeline resumed service, and...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

White House Issues Further Guidance for Federal Agencies on Cybersecurity Priorities

The White House recently issued a Memorandum designed to strengthen the cyber defenses of “National Security Systems” – information systems operated by the federal government that are used for intelligence or military...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the...

Cybersecurity 2022 – The Year in Preview: Continued Threats to Nation’s Energy Supply as Regulators Race to Keep Up

Continued Threats of Ransomware Attacks - As we reported in our 2021 Year in Preview series, we began 2021 anticipating that ransomware would be a serious threat to critical energy infrastructure. These concerns were...more

Mayer Brown

The Cyber Executive Order: Key Takeaways for Businesses

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With high-profile cybersecurity incidents hitting the headlines, President Biden’s recent cybersecurity executive order seeks to strengthen security practices at federal agencies and government contractors. But what does the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Federal Data Breach Reporting Requirements Continue to Evolve

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Complementing the patchwork of state data breach notification laws, a number of federal agencies recently have promulgated sector-specific reporting rules affecting a variety of companies, both directly and indirectly, with...more

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Cybersecurity Defense: Recommendations for Companies Impacted by the Biden Administration Executive Order

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As summarized in the first installment of our two-part blog series, President Biden recently issued a sweeping Executive Order aimed at improving the nation’s cybersecurity defense. The Order is a reaction to increased...more

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Cybersecurity Defense: Biden Administration Executive Order a Great Start Towards a More Robust National Framework

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On May 12, President Biden issued a landmark Executive Order (“the Order”) aimed at improving the country’s cybersecurity threat defense. This Order is an attempt to create a “whole of government” response to increasingly...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Kaseya: The Latest High-Profile Ransomware Attack

On July 2, 2021, Kaseya Ltd., a Florida-based firm that provides software tools to thousands of primarily small and mid-sized businesses, became the latest victim of a high-profile ransomware attack. The attack is believed to...more

Carlton Fields

No Password Required: An SOC Technical Manager Who Builds Things With Keyboards and Blowtorches...

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The No Password Required Podcast is dedicated to introducing and celebrating the practitioners, leaders, researchers, and individuals who are shaping the cybersecurity industry. Join us for an in-depth conversation that...more

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

Biden’s Executive Order on Protecting Americans’ Sensitive Data from Foreign Adversaries

Published on June 9, 2021, President Biden’s Executive Order on Protecting America’s Sensitive Data from Foreign Adversaries is the latest Executive Order seeking to strengthen national security by improving public and...more

Troutman Pepper

Biden Signs Executive Order Intended to Improve the Federal Government's Cybersecurity

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On May 12, President Biden signed an executive order intended to improve the federal government’s cybersecurity. This comes in the wake of sweeping cyber incidents, such as the SolarWinds incident that affected both public...more

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Biden’s Cyber Executive Order: How It Could Impact Your Business

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President Biden signed an executive order to bolster the federal government’s cybersecurity posture on May 12. The order focuses on implementing vital improvements to networks of federal departments and agencies, many of...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

White House to Business: “Take Ransomware Crime Seriously”

As we come out of the COVID-19 pandemic, it appears that another type of infection is threatening business and ransomware continues to spread. ...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Industry Implications of EO on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity

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President Biden’s recent issuance of the highly anticipated Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity (EO or Order), in the midst of high-profile cyber-attacks on the Nation, brought new challenges to...more

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New Federal Cybersecurity Guidelines – How Does Your Organization Stack Up?

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In the wake of recent cybersecurity incidents of historical significance on May 12, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order to improve the federal government’s efforts to “identify, deter, protect against, detect, and...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Biden Administration Sets Sights on Cybersecurity with Executive Order

The Biden Administration is zeroing in on cybersecurity.  In the wake of a high-profile wave of cyberattacks, including the SolarWinds supply chain attack and the more recent Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, President...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

President Biden Issues Cybersecurity Order Impacting Federal Contractors

Beyond causing long lines and shortages at the gas pump, the cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline this month may have important implications for federal contractors. As part of the federal government’s response, President Joe...more

Balch & Bingham LLP

President Biden Issues Executive Order on Cybersecurity

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On May 12, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity defenses. The order comes in the wake of the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline and numerous other cybersecurity attacks against...more

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In the Wake of Colonial Pipeline Cyber Incident, President Issues Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity – What...

If you live on the East Coast and tried to get gasoline last week, you already know firsthand of the impacts that a cyber incident can wreck on the supply chain.  As a result of the Colonial Pipeline cyber incident, a...more

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Biden Administration Orders Improvements to Cybersecurity and Federal Networks Amid Cyberattacks

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On May 12, 2021, President Biden signed an executive order (EO) mandating that the federal government significantly improve cybersecurity within its networks and modernize federal cyber defenses. The EO acknowledges that the...more

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President Biden’s Cybersecurity Order Takes Security Seriously

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On May 12, President Biden issued Executive Order 14028 focused on improving the nation’s cybersecurity posture. The order follows the recent cyberattack on one of the nation’s largest pipelines, Colonial Pipeline, in which...more

Bracewell LLP

Avoid a Fall Out with the Feds: Planning for Increased Cyber Regulations

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The cyber landscape is changing once again, in terms of impact, policy and potential exposure. In the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack, the Biden administration released a long-awaited Executive Order intended to strengthen...more

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President Biden’s Cybersecurity Executive Order Has Implications for the Private Sector

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On May 12, 2021, President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order to implement new policies aimed at strengthening the nation’s cybersecurity. The Executive Order was issued in response to the recent SolarWinds, Microsoft...more

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