As of January 23, 2025, the regulation discussed below has not been withdrawn by the Trump administration and is not subject to automatic withdrawal under President Trump’s Executive Order freezing regulations. It currently...more
1/24/2025
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to update regulations under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (FARA) on January 2, 2025. If adopted, DOJ’s proposed changes would...more
1/3/2025
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules on July 26, 2023, requiring public companies to provide current disclosure, within what may be a short time window, about material cybersecurity incidents...more
8/8/2023
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The Biden Administration recently reaffirmed its continued focus on cybersecurity by announcing an Implementation Plan for the National Cybersecurity Strategy (the Plan). The Plan provides a roadmap covering the policies and...more
8/2/2023
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President Biden signed into law the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA) on March 15, 2022. The background and contours of CIRCIA are discussed in a previous update. CIRCIA authorizes and...more
9/13/2022
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NSPM-33 National Security Presidential Memorandum-33 (NSPM-33) and implementation guidance from the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) direct federal agencies to standardize and enhance disclosure and security...more
As cybersecurity threats to the private and public sectors increase, the government has continued its efforts to enhance cybersecurity outside of government-controlled systems. On March 9, 2022, the U.S. Securities and...more
4/15/2022
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President Biden signed into law the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA) on March 15, 2022. The enactment of CIRCIA follows attacks on critical infrastructure, such as the May 2021...more
4/11/2022
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