DHS and Cyber: What Should Companies Expect?
This article is based on Carri Bennet’s April 9th presentation at the Palmetto Broadband Coalition Annual Convention in Greenville, S.C. In December 2024, the White House’s Deputy National Security Adviser for Cyber and...more
Last year we made some predictions about 2024’s cyber landscape and major issues. Several proved prescient, with incident reporting, CISO scrutiny, SEC aggression, and new regulation of various sectors taking shape as the...more
FCC Seeks Comment on Proposed Requirements for Covered Text Providers Under the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: In this Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requests...more
A recent attack by Chinese hacking group “Salt Typhoon” hit major U.S. telecommunications providers and exposed Americans’ call record metadata. Following this attack, the FCC and other agencies have taken steps to help...more
Cybersecurity and national security collided in significant ways in 2024, with governments and private-sector entities grappling with the legal, technical, and policy challenges of a rapidly evolving cyber landscape....more
Continued cyberthreats drove expanded data security and breach notification requirements in 2024. Although sectors deemed high-risk saw significant activity, we also saw proposed regulations that stand to have a...more
U.S. federal agencies, including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (in coordination with similar agencies in Australia,...more
FCC Seeks Comment on Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program: In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the Federal...more
Cyber, Privacy, and Technology Report - Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed....more
Welcome to the June edition of Akin Intelligence. This month, the General Services Administration (GSA) launched its first AI-focused cohort of Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF), bringing together experts from across the...more
We are pleased to announce that several of the firm’s practice groups and attorneys were recognized in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA, a directory of leading law firms and attorneys. Chambers and Partners annually...more
FCC Welcomes Comment on Mechanisms to Implement Multilingual Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA): In this Public Notice, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) seeks comment on its proposal to require...more
CYBERSECURITY - CISA + Partners Issue Alert for Protection of Water Systems, Dams, Energy + Food + Ag - In response to the growing threat by pro-Russia hacktivists, on May 1, 2023, CISA and other national agency...more
On April 30, 2024 the White House updated the foundational U.S. government policy that defines critical infrastructure (CI) sectors and establishes a coordination structure within the federal government to support owners and...more
A recent Report to Congress from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Intelligence Community addresses barriers to information sharing that Congress sought to promote in landmark 2015 legislation. This report may have...more
The amended rules follow the Biden Administration’s “whole of government” approach to maximizing notifications to executive agencies of cybersecurity events. On December 21, 2023, a divided Federal Communications...more
2023 has been a big year for AI with the landmark Executive Order for Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (EO) adding to the already busy and dynamic AI landscape. Issued less than two months ago, the EO has...more
FCC Seeks Comment on Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet: In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) proposes to reinstate the open Internet rules the...more
In a 2019 post about increasing cyber risks in K-12 schools, we cited a report, “The State of K-12 Cybersecurity: 2018 Year in Review,” that contained sobering information about cybersecurity in local school districts across...more
FCC Seeks Comment on Rules to Enable Wireless Communications for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems: In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) requests comment on proposed...more
At its October 27, 2022, Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") proposing rule changes aimed at improving the operational readiness and...more
SEC Requests Comment on Incident Reporting NPRM for Certain Filings Affected by Technical Glitch: On October 18, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a Notice announcing it has re-opened for 14 days the...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
Key Wireless Deadlines- FCC Proposes to Update Intercarrier Compensation Regime: In this Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) “seeks comment on proposed...more
FTC Requests Comment on .com Disclosures: On June 3, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Request for Information (RFI) regarding a potential update and revision to its .com disclosures guidance document. Among other...more