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Powering the Digital Future: The Rise of Data Centers in the Middle East

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The Middle East is experiencing a transformative surge in its data center industry, driven by digital transformation, the widespread adoption of cloud services, and strategic investments in artificial intelligence (AI). The...more

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U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Proposed Rule Impacting AI and U.S. IaaS Providers to Counter Foreign Malicious Actors

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On January 29, 2024, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) at the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a new proposed regulatory rule (the “Proposed Rule”), which will impose significant diligence, monitoring, and reporting...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

U.S. Department of the Treasury Confronts the Risks to the Financial Sector Associated with Cloud Computing

On February 8, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released a report citing its “findings on the current state of cloud adoption in the sector, including potential benefits and challenges associated with increased...more

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How to Close the Cybersecurity Skills Gap: Collaboration, Creativity, and Education

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The cybersecurity skills gap is a major challenge facing businesses and organizations today. The immense and well-publicized illicit gains generated by cyber attackers have drawn a steady stream of talent to feed the growing...more

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Trends and Moments that Defined 2022 & Predictions for 2023

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While there have been major developments in areas such as data security, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence over the past year, threat actors are becoming increasingly aggressive, sophisticated, and in some cases,...more

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The FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act: Key Provisions Relevant to Defense Contractors

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Inflation relief for defense contractors, a ban on procurement of products and services containing certain Chinese semiconductors, and codification of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) governing...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Governments Worldwide Accelerate Cloud Adoption

Although data security concerns may have held back early adoption, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated cloud usage and digital transformation within public service organizations in many countries around the world. In a recent...more

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Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act of 2022

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On March 1st, the United States Senate passed a historic cybersecurity bill with bipartisan and unanimous support. This bill impacts operators of federal infrastructure and federal civilian agencies. The Strengthening...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Update on Apache log4j and Kronos Security Incidents

It was a crazy weekend for cyberattacks. People seem surprised, but those of us in the industry aren’t surprised one bit. It is very logical and foreseeable that hackers are leveraging attacks that have maximum disruption on...more

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Log4Shell Vulnerability Poses Massive Cybersecurity Threat

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A widely reported flaw in popular software known as Log4j poses a severe cybersecurity threat to organizations around the globe, with hundreds of millions of devices at risk. Over the past week, government agencies,...more

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Cyber Incidents Underscore Absence of Real Private Sector Cybersecurity Standards

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Sometimes it takes a public event to remind corporate risk managers about the importance of effective risk management.  While corporate risk management functions have become yet another “hot” topic or new-fangled response to...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Biden Budget Targets Cybersecurity Improvements

As discussed in a post from earlier this week, President Joseph Biden issued an executive order on May 12, 2021 to improve the nation’s cybersecurity. The White House has put its proverbial money where its mouth is by...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Ubiquiti Notifies Customers of Breach

Ubiquiti, a manufacturer of products used for networks such as routers, webcams and mesh networks, announced this week that an unauthorized access to its systems hosted by a third-party cloud provider may have compromised...more

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Your data is under attack: Are you ready?

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On July 16, 2020, Blackbaud, a U.S. cloud software company and one of the world’s largest providers of financial and fundraising technology for nonprofit organizations and education institutions, notified its customers of a...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

COVID-19 and Cybersecurity for In-House Legal Departments

Like many attorneys, my passion for the law began at a young age. In a story my parents like to recount, I asked for something (I forget what), they promised, and I put it in writing and made them sign it (clearly my parents...more

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Financial Stability Board Publishes Reports on Implications of BigTech and Cloud Services

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The Financial Stability Board has published two reports on: (i) BigTech in finance and (ii) third-party dependencies on cloud services. The reports form part of the FSB’s ongoing work to analyze structural changes within the...more

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The Stakes for Complying With DoD Cybersecurity Requirements Are Higher Than Ever

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The Situation: The United States government has been ramping up its efforts to protect sensitive data and is making clear it expects its contractors to protect data they receive and create. According to a recent Inspector...more

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Recent Developments in Chinese Cybersecurity and Information Technology Regulations

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The Chinese government has recently issued a flurry of regulations and standards, several in draft form for public comment, to implement the Cybersecurity Law. These mostly reflect a lengthy policy development process...more

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Digital Single Market Update: Technology Standardization in the EU - Improving European Companies’ Competitiveness in the Areas of...

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ICT standardization is a key part of the European Union’s package of measures designed to improve Europe’s competitiveness and productivity. As part of the EU’s Digital Single Market (DSM) initiative, the European Commission...more

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Cloud Computing

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Most companies today use some form of cloud computing whether through software-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service, or infrastructure-as-a-service. Cloud computing’s cost-effective scalability can offer significant advantages...more

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Department Of Defense To Move The “Acropolis” To The Cloud

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The Department of Defense (“DoD”) is seeking information related to potential sources for the implementation of Cloud Infrastructure for its “Acropolis” cyber defense program. The Acropolis is a secure and consolidated...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Cloud Cybersecurity Solutions Under Siege From Patents, Again: Cybersecurity Companies Protect Customers From Malicious Attacks,...

In yet another twist of competitor-based lawsuits involving cloud-based cybersecurity, relative newcomer CUPP Computing AS (a Norwegian company) and its American counterpart CUPP Cybersecurity filed a patent lawsuit against...more

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

Blockchain and Quantum Computing

2018 promises great inroads in the realm of “quantum computing.” While conventional computers use binary data or bits (i.e., 0s and 1s) to store and process information (a bit can either store a 0 or 1), a quantum computer...more

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Cloud Cybersecurity New Hot Area For Patent Disputes: Blue Coat Systems In Major Patent Battle On Its Cloud-Based Security...

Today’s threats against enterprise and personal data are more formidable and advanced than ever. Over the past decade the cybersecurity industry has rapidly expanded in response to the need for increased online and...more

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DoD Cyber Compliance Deadline Fast Approaching – Here’s What Government Contractors Need to Know

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U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) contractors face new cybersecurity compliance requirements, including a significant deadline set for December 31, 2017. Most DoD contracts now include clauses imposing obligations on...more

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