Pursuant to a newly effective U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) regulation, the transfer and storage of certain sensitive U.S. government and personal data may be prohibited or restricted, depending on the intended recipient,...more
6/11/2025
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Governor Charlie Baker recently took steps to strengthen cybersecurity in Massachusetts by signing an executive order on December 14, 2022 creating an advisory panel to improve the state’s cyber defense. The new state task...more
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the establishment of the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB), as directed in President Biden’s Executive Order 14028 on Improving the Nation’s...more
2/7/2022
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On May 12, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order which is aimed at improving the nation’s cybersecurity and protecting federal government networks. The Executive Order has been in the works for some time, but the...more
5/13/2021
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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on December 10, 2020 rejected a broad challenge to Governor Baker’s authority to issue emergency orders intended to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Rejecting both the plaintiffs’...more
April 30, 2020 The announcement is not altogether surprising, as Governor Baker has long urged a cautious approach to re-opening and stressed the need for additional testing. At the same time he extended the Order, Governor...more
On March 23, 2020, in response to the growing COVID-19 pandemic, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker ordered all businesses not providing “COVID-19 Essential Services” to close their physical, brick-and-mortar premises to...more
Obama Executive Order Targets International Cyberattacks Against U.S. with New Sanctions -
New Sanctions Are Part of U.S. Escalation of Efforts to Bolster Cyber-Security:
As part of a series of measures aimed at...more
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