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Deadline Ahead: NYDFS Compliance Notifications are due by April 15

Businesses that are subject to the NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulations have four weeks left to submit their annual notices of compliance or acknowledge their noncompliance. When the regulations were amended in 2023, several of...more

New York Amends its Data Breach Notification Law

Keypoint: New York has amended its data breach notification law twice in the last 60 days to (1) add a 30-day deadline for notifying affected residents, (2) clarify that covered financial entities must still notify the New...more

The Proposed Rule to Amend FAR Guidance on Safeguarding CUI – Care to Comment?

The FAR Council issued a proposed rule that would amend the several FAR provisions and add new clauses to provide guidance on the safe handling of CUI. Public comments on the proposed rule are being accepted until March 17,...more

Cybersecurity and Solar Power Vulnerability

As noted , the renewable energy sector faces growing concerns over its vulnerability to cyberattacks. Since then, the situation has not improved; the U.S. electrical grid has grown more vulnerable to cyberattacks, with...more

New York State Department of Health Adopts Hospital Cybersecurity Regulations

In November 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced proposed regulations that would be the first state regulations for hospitals in New York. The governor described the proposed regulation as a “nation-leading...more

NYDFS Issues Guidance to Mitigate AI Cybersecurity Risks

Keypoint: The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) circulated an industry letter offering guidance to NYDFS “Covered Entities” for assessing and managing AI-related cybersecurity risks, including threats...more

White House Issues AI Policies Intended to Safeguard American Interests

The White House has announced a set of binding Artificial Intelligence (AI) policies for federal agencies, which are intended to protect the privacy, rights, and safety of the American people. Other than federal contractors...more

The Justice Insiders Podcast - Human Beings: Cybersecurity's Most Fragile Attack Surface [Audio]

Host Gregg N. Sofer welcomes Husch Blackwell’s Erik Dullea to the podcast to explore how human error factors into cybersecurity efforts. Most data breaches trace back to some form of human error, and an approach to...more

The Invitation to Streamline Cybersecurity Regulations

Keypoint: To advance the National Cybersecurity Strategy, the Office of the National Cyber Director is soliciting public comments to harmonize cybersecurity regulations, with comments due by October 31, 2023. In March 2023,...more

The Justice Insiders Podcast: Incidents in the Material World: SEC Adopts New Cybersecurity Rules [Audio]

Host Gregg N. Sofer welcomes Husch Blackwell partner Erik Dullea to the podcast where we discuss risk management, strategy, governance, and incident disclosure in the context of the Security and Exchange Commission’s recently...more

Twelve Planning Tips to Avoid Complications with the SEC’s Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules: Part III

Key Point: The decision making processes to determine whether a cybersecurity incident is material or not, should include documenting the factors behind each determination and should be practiced before an incident...more

Twelve Planning Tips to Avoid Complications with the SEC’s Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules: Part II

Part I of this blog series discussed the compliance dates and the new definitions in the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) final rules (the “adopting release”) for cybersecurity disclosures. In Part II, we...more

Twelve Planning Tips to Avoid Complications with the SEC’s Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules: Part I

Key Point: To avoid inadvertently increasing enforcement and litigation risks, companies should consider these suggestions to minimize headaches with the SEC’s final rules that mandate (a) disclosures in annual report of...more

The Private Sector Should Heed White House Warning On Cyber Resilience Because Compliance Is Coming

The increased concern about ransomware incidents from both quantitative and severity standpoints, spurred the White House to urge corporate business leaders to improve their defenses and resilience posture against ransomware...more

Is The TSA Security Directive A Harbinger Of Oil And Gas Cybersecurity Regulations?

In the weeks that followed a ransomware attack on a domestic pipeline company, the federal government’s efforts to shore up the cybersecurity posture of America’s critical infrastructure and supply chains, including the oil...more

Biden Administration Names Key Leaders To Cybersecurity Positions

Keypoint: President Biden shows a strong preference for the cybersecurity expertise of former National Security Agency (NSA) leaders with his choices for significant cyber roles within his administration. On April 12,...more

White House And Congress Support Improved Cyber Resilience In The Energy Sector

Bottom Line Up Front: The Department of Energy (DOE) will implement new cybersecurity programs to enhance energy sector resilience. DOE’s announcement coincides with the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s support...more

Utah Gets A New Data Breach Defense Law

Keypoint: New Utah law creates incentive for businesses to develop and implement a written cybersecurity program to protect themselves against data breach lawsuits. On March 11, 2021, Utah governor Spencer Cox signed the...more

Financial Agencies Contemplate 36-hour Deadline For Cyber Disclosures

Keypoint: April 12, 2021 is the deadline to comment on a proposed rule that would require banking organizations and bank service providers to promptly report computer-security incidents. The Office of the Comptroller of...more

The Year To Come In U.S. Privacy & Cybersecurity Law (2021)

On January 28, 2021, privacy professionals around the world will celebrate Data Privacy Day. This year, we decided to mark the occasion by gathering our team’s thoughts and expectations on what we expect to be the biggest...more

What Does the Internet Of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act Mean For Government Contractors?

On December 4, 2020 the President signed into law the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020, Pub. L. No. 116-207 (the “IoT Act”). The legislative purpose behind the new law is to ensure the highest level of cybersecurity...more

Congress Passes The Internet Of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act

On December 4, 2020 the President signed into law the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020, Pub. L. No. 116-207 (the “IoT Act”). The legislative purpose behind the new law is to ensure the highest level of cybersecurity...more

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