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An Update on Cloud Computing in the Financial Sector

In 2023, we summarized the U.S. Department of Treasury report that raised concerns about the growing reliance of financial institutions (FIs) on cloud computing. Treasury highlighted structural imbalances and regulatory blind...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FedRAMP 20x – Major Overhaul Announced to Streamline the Security Authorization Process for Government Cloud Offerings

On March 24, 2025, the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (“FedRAMP”) announced a major overhaul of the program, which is being called “FedRAMP 20x.” The FedRAMP 20x announcement stated there are no immediate...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Analyzing President Biden's Ambitious Cybersecurity Executive Order

In his final days in office, President Biden signed an ambitious executive order to improve the federal government's approach to cybersecurity. Executive Order 14114 ("Executive Order"), issued January 16, 2025, titled...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FedRAMP Releases New Draft Authorization Boundary Guidance

Over the last few years, the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (“FedRAMP”) Program Management Office (“PMO”) has released two draft guidance documents related to defining the applicable boundary for security...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Looking Beyond FedRAMP – Lessons from the U.S. Treasury Cybersecurity Incident

In the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, even organizations that meet stringent security standards can be victims of sophisticated cyberattacks. A notable example of this is the December 8, 2024 cybersecurity incident...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] Advanced Forum on Global Export Controls - February 25th - 26th, Arlington, VA

Looking for something more advanced than your average export controls conference? Go beyond the basics at ACI’s 2nd Annual Advanced Forum on Global Export Controls. This premier event offers cutting-edge insights and...more

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A Transformative Wave: Understanding the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive

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A significant wave of economic and regulatory transformation looms over the business sector as the European Union implements the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), marking a fundamental shift in corporate...more

IR Global

AI: Businesses' new nervous system

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Technology is an increasingly important part of what we do as accountants. Whether that’s through accounting software, cloudbased solutions or AI-bots, no practice can expect to keep pace with client demands without adopting...more

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Expert Insights on Resolving Common Cloud Computing Disputes

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In today's business landscape, cloud computing is an essential component for scalability, cost-efficiency, and operational agility. However, as dependence on cloud services grows, disputes are becoming increasingly frequent....more

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FedRAMP Begins to Implement Its Vision: Introducing the Agile Delivery Pilot, Developer’s Hub and Knowledge Management System

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In our recent article, we discussed FedRAMP’s Roadmap to the Future, outlining FedRAMP’s ambitious plan to breathe new life into the FedRAMP program by, among other goals, updating the authorization process and automating key...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Latest Updates in Trade Controls for the Tech Sector

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Melissa Duffy and Trevor Coval contributed their thought leadership to the American Conference Institute’s 14th Annual Global Encryption, Cloud & Cyber Export Controls Conference, held in San Francisco on May 14-16. Melissa...more

Opportune LLP

On-Prem Servers vs Azure Cloud: Choosing the RightAngle…

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In today's digital landscape, businesses face a choice when implementing RightAngle, do they use their existing on-prem servers and infrastructure, or do they create a new infrastructure and provision servers for the...more

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Federal Contractors Face Stricter Regulation Over Cyber Incident Response Reporting

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Last October, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council proposed two new rules, one of which that will influence cyber incident response practices. The scope is limited as it only applies to federal government...more

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Cyber Threats

The cyber landscape these days can be terrifying. Malware, ransomware, spyware, phishing, cloud-based computing and so much more are enough to keep even a compliance veteran up all night. There are other risks to consider,...more

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12 Investigative Techniques and Tools to Improve Your Investigation Workflows

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Corporate investigators face more challenges now than ever before. Corporate misdeeds are growing increasingly sophisticated as globalization pushes businesses into new markets and a 24/7 dispersed work model. ...more

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Chris Ford on Compliance and Cloud Computing

While organizations have increasingly embraced cloud computing as a solution to their data management and other needs, they do so in an environment of heightened risks. Attacks on cloud providers are increasing, which makes...more

The Volkov Law Group

The Headline from the SAP Settlement: It’s a New Dawn for Export and Sanctions Compliance (Part IV of IV)

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The Department of Justice’s National Security Division, like its counterpart, the Criminal Division, has made a splash on the enforcement and compliance arena. DOJ has elevated the importance and standing of export and...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Event] U.S. Export & Reexport Compliance For Canadian Operations - January 26th - 27th, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST

For a whole decade, ACI’s U.S. Export & Reexport Compliance for Canadian Operations conference continues to stand apart as the only practical, comprehensive event of its kind for the export compliance community in Canada. ...more

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DOJ and FBI Fight Back Against Pandemic Fraud

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You can always count on cyber-criminals and fraudsters to come out of the woodwork when a national crisis occurs.  The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a multitude of criminal schemes....more

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Living in the Cloud: Practical Approaches to Cybersecurity Risks (Part III of III)

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Businesses are increasingly relying on the cloud to store confidential and sensitive information.  One-third of information technology budgets are used for cloud services.  Rapid growth in cloud storage is expected over the...more

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Lessons Learned from the Capital One Data Breach (Part I of III)

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Not to say, I told you so, but around the same time that the Capital One data breach occurred, I was reminding clients that nearly half of  all significant data breaches or cyber-incidents occur because of internal actors. ...more

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“The Future is Now” — Compliance and Technology

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This posting is not a “pie in the sky” outline of compliance in the future, when technology works seamlessly with compliance functions. My focus today is on what is happening now in the compliance world when it comes to...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

How to garner a NPA and Declination: Akamai and Nortek – Part II

Yesterday, I began a three-part series on how two companies, which came to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) grief in China for bribery within their Chinese business units, received the rather stunning results of both Non...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Privacy, Security, Risk: What You Missed At IAPP Conference

Earlier this month, privacy and security professionals from around the globe gathered for “Privacy. Security. Risk. 2015”—the second joint conference between the International Association of Privacy Professionals and the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

EU–US Safe Harbor About to be Struck Down?

Thousands of U.S. and European companies who rely on the EU–US Safe Harbor Framework to permit the transfer of personal data from the EU to the U.S., have come a step closer to seeing the transfer mechanism struck down....more

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