As we explained in an August 2023 client alert, the US Cyber Trust Mark program will provide consumers with information about the relative security of an Internet of Things (IoT) device or product. The Federal Communications...more
American consumers have benefited in countless ways from Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Unfortunately, cyberattacks have sharply increased in recent years, often through vulnerabilities in IoT devices. In an effort to curb...more
The Federal Communications Commission and the US Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have sent a joint letter urging the country's governors and the mayor of Washington, DC, to...more
The election of Donald Trump continues to raise questions about the potential direction of regulatory policies under his administration. While much of his campaign rhetoric focused on reducing regulation, he also suggested he...more
The hands-off approach Washington has taken on regulating the Internet of Things ("IoT") may be about to change: the Department of Commerce, through its National Telecommunications and Information Administration ("NTIA"), has...more
At its March 31, 2016 open meeting, the FCC adopted a notice seeking comment on privacy rules for Internet service providers (ISPs). The rules would govern how ISPs can collect and use information about their customers'...more
Recent widely publicized cyberattacks have made clear that nation-state hackers are now hacking companies for political purposes and they appear to be focused on broadcasters and other media companies....more