In a June 14, 2023 speech at the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced that the FCC is launching a new, “first-ever” “Privacy...more
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) grows in popularity, discussion of its potential uses and risks is everywhere. The Department of Defense (DoD) is no exception and has been considering how AI development can be helpful or...more
6/14/2023
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Digital Platforms ,
GAO ,
National Intelligence Agencies ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
Supply Chain ,
Surveillance ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications
In this episode of Wiley Connected, the cyber team discusses major changes in federal cyber expectations for the private sector, including the National Cybersecurity Strategy and new rules being created by the Department of...more
On April 27, 2023, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities to solicit public comments on a...more
As the federal government takes increasingly directive steps to increase expectations for private sector cybersecurity, one of its more recent regulatory moves has drawn a federal court challenge. On April 17, 2023, the...more
As part of the government’s move to “rebalance” responsibilities in cyber, described in the National Cybersecurity Strategy, the United States government on April 13 released a notable document in partnership with several...more
On March 2, 2023, the White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) released the National Cybersecurity Strategy (“Strategy”). The Strategy outlines the Administration’s priorities for cyber regulations and policy....more
The White House released the long-anticipated National Cybersecurity Strategy on March 2, 2023 setting out five (5) pillars articulating key themes and Administration priorities. Coming more than two years into the Biden...more
3/2/2023
/ Biden Administration ,
CIRC ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Orders ,
FBI ,
IaaS ,
Information Technology ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
Popular ,
Ransomware
On February 1, 2023, the Department of Commerce released a report, Competition in the Mobile App Ecosystem, which follows a lengthy inquiry kicked off by President Biden’s 2021 Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the...more
The Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission recently articulated a new vision of that agency’s role in the nation’s cybersecurity. The FCC, as an independent agency with a relatively discrete set of regulatory...more
For years, federal cyber policy has been based on successful public-private partnerships, collaboration, and the promotion of voluntary standards that can be tailored to sector and organization-specific risk and needs....more
1/16/2023
/ Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
GLBA Privacy ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Information Sharing ,
NDAA ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On September 29, 2022, the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) of the Department of the Treasury published a Request for Comment (RFC) related to cyber insurance and catastrophic cyber incidents....more
At this week’s #MWC22, cybersecurity has been a major focus. Several panels were dedicated to exploring timely cybersecurity issues, including new and growing threat vectors; innovative industry advancements in cybersecurity;...more
NIST continues to work on several cybersecurity and privacy workstreams of interest to the private sector. While NIST has traditionally supported federal agencies’ IT security, over the past several years it has taken on (and...more
In 2021, Congress created a new cyber leadership position within the White House, enacting a suggestion from the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, to develop a new Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD). ...more
Congress has directed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to create broad new rules for mandatory cyber incident reporting to be imposed on critical...more
On July 29, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) released Draft Amendments to its Part 500 Cybersecurity Rules. These changes are open for a preliminary public comment until August 18, and then an...more
8/17/2022
/ Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) ,
Covered Entities ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Multi-Factor Authentication ,
New York ,
Popular ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Account security and digital identity have been hot topics for regulators and at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The government has been promoting multifactor authentication (MFA) and innovation in...more
7/1/2022
/ Authentication ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Email ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Multi-Factor Authentication ,
NIST ,
Online Advertisements ,
Passwords ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Policy ,
Social Media
Megan Brown sits down with Christopher Roberti, Senior Vice President for Cyber, Intelligence, and Supply Chain Security Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Are cyber public private partnerships obsolete? What should the...more
Public comments in an ongoing cybersecurity proceeding at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) highlight the utility of a foundational cybersecurity document while also providing suggestions for its...more
In March 2022, Congress passed the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA) requiring critical infrastructure to report significant cyber incidents and ransomware payments to the Cybersecurity...more
Public comments on updating the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST), the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (CSF), highlight private and public sector interest in this core...more
Join us to discuss effective approaches to managing due diligence on privacy and cybersecurity issues across transactions. Companies considering acquisitions or joint ventures will need to engage in effective management of...more
5/9/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Due Diligence ,
Information Governance ,
Joint Venture ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Webinars
Wiley Partner Megan Brown sits down with Tatyana Bolton, the Policy Director, Cyber Security and Threats at the R Street Institute, to discuss mandatory cyber incident reporting. They discuss how recent legislation and...more
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has kicked off the process for revamping its flagship cybersecurity guidance document – the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (CSF), which...more