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SEC’s Cybersecurity Rules – SEC Issues Guidance and DOJ Establishes Processes for the National Security or Public Safety Exception

Our Securities and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy teams unpack the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) process for companies seeking to delay Form 8-K disclosures under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) cybersecurity...more

12/22/2023 / Cyber Incident Reporting , Cybersecurity , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Disclosure Requirements , FBI , Form 8-K , National Security , Popular , Publicly-Traded Companies , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

U.S. Government Launches StopRansomware.gov

On July 15, 2021, the DOJ and DHS together with additional federal partners launched StopRansomware.gov, a one-stop hub intended to help the private and public sector mitigate the threat of ransomware. The website includes a...more

7/19/2021 / Cybersecurity , Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , Department of Justice (DOJ) , National Security , Ransomware , Risk Management , Risk Mitigation

DOJ Seizure of Ransom Payment Signals More Aggressive Stance by U.S. Government

Following the creation of the DOJ’s Ransomware and Digital Extortion Task Force in April 2021 and on the heels of the Biden administration’s characterization of ransomware as a national security threat, on June 7, 2021, the...more

6/11/2021 / Critical Infrastructure Sectors , Cyber Attacks , Cybersecurity , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Extortion , FBI , National Security , Ransomware

U.S. Takes Unprecedented Action to Disrupt State-Sponsored Exploitation of Microsoft Exchange Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

On April 13, 2021, a federal district court granted a motion to partially unseal an FBI application and search warrant following the successful conclusion of an FBI operation to eradicate malicious web shells placed on...more

4/20/2021 / Cyber Crimes , Cybersecurity , Exploitation , FBI , Malware , National Security , Search Warrant

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