At an Open Meeting on July 26, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules and amendments that impose new cybersecurity-related disclosure requirements for public companies subject to the...more
7/31/2023
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The legal privacy landscape is quickly shifting as new consumer privacy laws spring up each year. Alcohol companies looking to maximize their customer data must understand how to comply with applicable privacy rules and...more
6/2/2023
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Use Policies ,
Distilleries ,
Marketing ,
Privacy Laws ,
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Wineries
Critical infrastructure and essential services in the United States—especially small or rural service providers—are highly vulnerable to disruptions from cyber attacks. Given the ever-growing need for cybersecurity services...more
Government agencies at the state and federal levels are increasingly training their sights on the cybersecurity resiliency of companies in an array of industries. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed rules...more
10/7/2022
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Publicly-Traded Companies ,
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Attorneys General ,
Transportation Industry ,
Transportation Security Administration ,
Webinars
When an organization experiences a ransomware attack, it must address significant—and sometimes competing—challenges under pressing deadlines. These challenges include the following: evicting the threat actor from the network...more
On June 16, 2022, the US Department of Defense (DoD) issued a memorandum (DoD Memo) “reminding” contracting officers that noncompliance with the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) clause 252.204-7012,...more
7/1/2022
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In an effort to “promote privacy and cybersecurity by upholding the legal right of individuals, network owners, operators, and other persons to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information stored in...more
During the latest webinar in our Energy Transition series, Partners Carl Fleming and Scott Ferber hosted PWC Principals Brad Bauch, US Power and Utilities Cybersecurity & Privacy Leader, and Mark Ray, Cybersecurity & Privacy,...more
When US President Joe Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) into law on November 15, 2021, $2 billion was allocated to strengthen the nation’s cyber defenses. With this heightened focus on cyber risk...more
3/25/2022
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Whistleblowers
What cyber threats are unique to the energy sector? Our Energy Transition Webinar Series continues on April 7 when McDermott Partners Scott Ferber and Carl J. Fleming host two principals in cybersecurity and privacy at PwC,...more
The Apache Log4j vulnerability continues to command significant attention throughout the public and private sectors. In a recent interview, the director of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)...more
As highlighted in our December 10, 2021, article, the Apache Log4j vulnerability is garnering significant attention throughout the public and private sectors. There are reportedly upwards of 100 million devices and servers...more
CROSS-PRACTICE TEAM RECOVERS $6 MILLION FROM BITCOIN THIEF IN SHORT ORDER -
The Challenge:
In the emerging cryptocurrency space, most investors store their assets in digital wallets, where—unlike traditional bank...more
12/16/2021
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Clean Energy ,
Competition ,
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Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EU ,
Green New Deal ,
Investors ,
NIST ,
Ransomware ,
Renewable Energy ,
Taxation ,
Trading Platforms ,
White Collar Crimes
Complementing the patchwork of state data breach notification laws, a number of federal agencies recently have promulgated sector-specific reporting rules affecting a variety of companies, both directly and indirectly, with...more
12/10/2021
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Cybersecurity ,
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Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
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Risk Management
On December 2, 2021, the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced two new Security Directives and additional guidance for voluntary measures to strengthen cybersecurity...more
On November 15, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), unleashing over $1 trillion of federal money to strengthen the nation’s infrastructure and fund other key programs...more
12/1/2021
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Cybersecurity ,
Energy Sector ,
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Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
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NIST ,
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State and Local Government
On October 6, 2021, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced the launch of the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative. The initiative will focus on using the False Claims Act (FCA) to pursue...more
The Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently issued a Ransomware Profile identifying steps organizations can take to prevent, respond to and recover from...more
9/24/2021
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Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Loss Prevention ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
NIST ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Management