WHAT: The FAR Council published a proposed rule to incorporate the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Program into the acquisition process and, in doing so, seeks to more clearly define government and contractor roles...more
1/29/2025
/ Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Information Technology ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management
Last year we made some predictions about 2024’s cyber landscape and major issues. Several proved prescient, with incident reporting, CISO scrutiny, SEC aggression, and new regulation of various sectors taking shape as the...more
1/7/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DFARS ,
Emerging Technologies ,
FCC ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Intelligence Services ,
Internet of Things ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
NIST ,
OIG ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Standards ,
SCOTUS ,
TSA ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Part of the Biden Administration’s push to enhance U.S. cybersecurity capabilities has focused on imposing new requirements on government contractors. The 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy suggested, for example, that...more
11/22/2024
/ Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
NIST ,
Risk Management ,
Software ,
Subcontractors ,
Supply Chain ,
TSA
WHAT: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published the final version of its Secure Software Development Attestation Common Form (Common Form) and announced...more
On December 14, 2023, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (NDAA), following the Senate’s passage a few days earlier. The President is expected to sign the NDAA into...more
12/19/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
China ,
Cuba ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Drones ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) ,
FISA ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
Software ,
Subcontractors ,
Supply Chain ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
US State Departments
Wiley’s cyber team talks about cyber incident reporting after a new report from DHS advising Congress on duplication of reporting regimes. With over 50 reporting requirements spread over 20 agencies, federal agencies and the...more
What: Cleared Defense Contractors (CDCs) are being actively targeted by Russian state-sponsored cyber activity, according to a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security...more
2/17/2022
/ Bad Actors ,
Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Weapons ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
FBI ,
Federal Contractors ,
Information Technology ,
Intelligence Services ,
Multi-Factor Authentication ,
NIST ,
Passwords ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
Sensitive Business Information ,
Subcontractors ,
Technology Sector