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Senators Urge President Obama To Raise Cybersecurity During G20 Summit

King & Spalding on 9/9/2016

In advance of the 2016 Group of 20 (“G20”) Summit, which convened in Hangzhou, China, on September 4 and 5, several Democratic Senators sent a letter to President Obama urging him to make cybersecurity a priority. The...more

U.S., China Announce Cybersecurity Agreement During Xi Jiping’s Visit

King & Spalding on 10/2/2015

Chinese President Xi Jinping made his first state visit to the United States last week, and his itinerary included meetings with U.S. technology company leaders as well as President Barack Obama. Not surprisingly, his hosts...more

New Executive Order Allows for Sanctions Related to Cybersecurity

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 4/24/2015

On April 1, 2015, President Obama issued a groundbreaking Executive Order (E.O.) enabling the United States to sanction persons that have (1) participated in malicious cyber-enabled activities constituting a “significant...more

Are Regulatory Fears Impeding Industry Cyber Sharing?

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/21/2015

They say that no good deed goes unpunished. And when it comes to cyber sharing, industry leaders are concerned that their only “reward” for helping the government identify and respond to cyberthreats may be a stiff rebuke...more

New Executive Order Authorizes Economic Sanctions to Combat Malicious Cyber Activity

King & Spalding on 4/10/2015

Calling cyber threats “one of the most serious economic and national security challenges to the United States” and declaring a national emergency relating to those threats, on April 1, 2015, President Obama issued an...more

Obama Administration Recognizes Cyber Threats to U.S. Critical Infrastructure as a National Emergency

BakerHostetler on 4/8/2015

Many cybersecurity experts have warned that the United States is already engaged in covert cyber warfare against hostile actors around the world. The latest cybersecurity Executive Order reflects formal recognition that,...more

U.S. Authorizes Targeted Sanctions Against Overseas Cyber Threats

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/6/2015

Cyber threats are one of the U.S.’s top security threats. In just the past year, there has been a significant increase in the frequency, scale and sophistication of cyber intrusions and attacks – many of them originating...more

D.C. Developments on the Cybersecurity Front – UPDATE

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 4/12/2013

UPDATE: The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) this afternoon. The vote was 18 in favor and two (Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL))...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update: Flaming Worms, Stuxnets and Other Cyber Threats — The European Union’s Response

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 4/8/2013

The media is replete with reports of a botnet onslaught paralyzing Spamhaus, flaming worms usurping strategic information in the Middle East and a stuxnet super weapon wreaking physical damage to Iran’s nuclear reactors....more

New FAR Rules Likely For "Critical Infrastructure" Contractors

Perkins Coie on 2/22/2013

On February 12, 2013, President Obama signed an Executive Order (the Order) intended to enhance the cybersecurity of the country's critical infrastructure. According to the Order, "[t]he cyber threat to critical...more

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