These days, cyber regulators are in a hurry. Commentators have observed, the “federal government is quietly directing a seismic shift in the economy” with new mandates. Ann Neuberger, Deputy National Security Advisor for...more
The National Institute of Standards and Technology released an updated version of its Cybersecurity Framework, CSF 2.0. earlier this week. The CSF, initially launched in 2014, is a tool developed by NIST to help private...more
In July, Connecticut passed a largely unnoticed new law that followed in the footsteps of Ohio and Utah in limiting damages or creating affirmative defenses for business that experience a data breach after implementing a...more
Financial Industry Developments - Prohibition on Dealing or Investing in Industrial or Commercial Metals - On January 3, 2017, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the "OCC") finalized a rule that...more
Manufacturers, defense suppliers and other federal contractors may benefit from a new cybersecurity law intended to safeguard agency information and help bolster defenses to future cyber threats. The Federal Information...more
The Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (CEA) was passed by the House and the Senate on December 11th, and signed by the President on the 18th. The bill formalizes the role of the National Institute for Standards and...more
Not much...perhaps we should send them a box of coal. So, we look ahead... If you believe that Congress does best when it does least, then 2013 was an outstanding year – at least as far as privacy and data protection...more
CYBERSECURITY - Cybersecurity continues to be a high priority for both Congress and the Administration in 2013. After President Obama issued Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, the...more