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CISA Proposes Sweeping Cybersecurity Incident Reporting for U.S. Companies

Paul Hastings LLP on 4/2/2024

On March 27, 2024, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”) released proposed regulations requiring expansive new cybersecurity incident and ransomware payment reporting across sixteen “critical...more

CISA’s Proposed Cyber Incident Reporting Requirements Would Hit a Range of Industries and Sectors

Wiley Rein LLP on 4/1/2024

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is publishing a proposed rule (Proposal or NPRM) that will require broad segments of industry to meet onerous and quick...more

DHS Implements New Security and Privacy Measures for Controlled Unclassified Information

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 7/21/2023

The Department of Homeland Security amended its regulations due to the urgent need to protect Controlled Unclassified Information. On June 21, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS or Department) issued a final...more

[Webinar] Cybersecurity for Government Contractors: Success Through Compliance Readiness - June 6th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

PilieroMazza PLLC on 3/27/2023

Cybersecurity has been an important topic for many years now, yet the government has struggled with how to flow down cybersecurity obligations to its supply chain. The Department of Defense’s (DOD) Cybersecurity Maturity...more

CISA to Oversee Enforcement of Cyber Incident Reporting in Critical Infrastructure

Ankura on 9/29/2022

On March 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA), which will require critical infrastructure owners and operators (among other things) to report...more

[Podcast] NSA Cybersecurity Services for Defense Contractors

Wiley Rein LLP on 9/15/2022

Lyn Brown sits down with Kristina Walter, Chief of the Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity within the National Security Agency’s Cybersecurity Collaboration Center, and Ben Kastan who is the Associate General Counsel for...more

Aerospace & Defense Insights - Top cybersecurity developments for A&D companies

Hogan Lovells on 6/1/2022

Through Aerospace & Defense Insights, we share with you the top legal and political issues affecting the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry. Our A&D industry team monitors the latest developments to help our clients stay in...more

Cyber Partnership or Regulation—What Lurks Beneath the Water “Surge”?

Wiley Rein LLP on 1/28/2022

Federal agencies have been actively looking at cyber threats to critical infrastructure. In a January 27 announcement the White House said: “it will extend the Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Cybersecurity Initiative to the...more

DOD Releases CMMC 2.0 Framework Documentation

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/23/2021

Earlier this month, the Department of Defense (DOD) released the new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 framework, along with the self-assessment guides for the new Levels 1 and 2, scoping guidance for all...more

Reporting Cyberattacks: Challenges for US Government Defense Contractors

BakerHostetler on 12/21/2021

A report published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Dec. 8, 2021, highlights the complexity surrounding cybersecurity compliance for the Department of Defense (DOD) and its contractors. The GAO’s report...more

[Event] U.S. Export & Reexport Compliance For Canadian Operations - January 26th - 27th, Toronto, ON, Canada

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 12/20/2021

The Canadian Institute’s 11th Annual Forum on U.S. Export & Re-Export Compliance for Canadian Operations will take place in Toronto on January 25–27! IN-PERSON and LIVESTREAM options available. Over the last decade, this...more

The Digital Download – Alston & Bird’s Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Newsletter – November 2021

Alston & Bird on 11/19/2021

Selected Developments in U.S. Law - Department of Defense Suspends the CMMC Pilot Program and CMMC Requirements in DoD Solicitations Pending Major Changes for CMMC 2.0. On November 5, 2021, the Department of Defense...more

Bipartisan Senators Introduce Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 7/28/2021

The legislation would require all federal contractors to report potential and actual cybersecurity incidents to the Department of Homeland Security. The Act would impose a 24-hour reporting requirement on federal...more

Marti Arvin and Anthony Buenger on the CMMC Framework

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 6/3/2021

America’s data is under attack. Solar Winds and other recent headline-grabbing stories have demonstrated that foreign adversaries are eager to hack into computer systems for a wide range of purposes. The US Department of...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2019 #2

Robinson & Cole LLP on 10/14/2019

The Federal Bureau of Investigations Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) recently issued a public service announcement warning private companies about the increasing numbers of ransomware attacks affecting private industry....more

NIST Updates SP 800-171 To Enhance DoD Contractor Security Against Cyber Attack

Stinson LLP on 6/26/2019

Cybersecurity continues to be an imperative for the protection of the Department of Defense (DoD) and its contractors' supply chain. On June 19, 2019, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued two draft...more

Jones Day Global Privacy & Data Security Update | Vol. 20

Jones Day on 12/26/2018

UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - NIST Releases Internal Report Regarding IoT Cybersecurity - In September, the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST") released a draft...more

What Does the New White House Cyber Strategy Do?

Snell & Wilmer on 9/27/2018

On September 20, 2018, the White House released its new National Cyber Strategy, which details a four-pillar national cybersecurity plan. In a letter to the American people preceding the 26-page plan, President Donald Trump...more

White House's New National Cyber Strategy: Dramatic Changes for Government Contractors

Holland & Knight LLP on 9/27/2018

• President Donald Trump recently unveiled a new National Cyber Strategy (Strategy) that centers on four pillars of priority. • The Strategy includes two main areas of impact to government contractors – "Strengthen Federal...more

Six Recent Government Supply Chain Risk and Cybersecurity Initiatives

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 8/22/2018

• DoD and other government agencies will scrutinize contractors’ supply chain security plans and programs from proposal submission to contract closeout. • The 2019 NDAA as approved by Congress and DHS initiatives highlight...more

DoD's Efforts to Secure Information on Contractor Systems Continues, But All Companies Are at Risk and Should Take Steps Now to...

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 8/4/2017

As recent malware, ransomware and distributed denial of service attacks have made clear, the cyber threats posed to governments and commercial entities are real and growing. Critical infrastructure such as power plants,...more

DoD Finalizes Cybersecurity and Cloud Computing Rule

Holland & Knight LLP on 10/25/2016

On October 21, 2016, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a final rule following-up on the interim rules it had issued on August 26 and December 30, 2015, regarding safeguarding contractor networks and purchasing cloud...more

Africa Update - October 2015 #2

Mintz - ML Strategies on 10/19/2015

Leading the News - Libya: On October 8th, The Washington Post provided an update on the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s (ISIL) activities in Sirte, Libya. Since taking hold of Sirte earlier this year, ISIL...more

Department of Defense Issues New Cybersecurity Rules for Defense Agencies That Use Contractors and Cloud Services to Hold...

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 10/6/2015

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) recently published an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS).1 The interim rule, effective August 26, 2015, focuses on two issues. First, the...more

Interim rule requires Department of Defense contractors to report cyber breaches

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 9/9/2015

Companies doing business with the U.S. Department of Defense are facing new requirements for reporting data security breaches and for acquiring cloud computing services. The Interim Rule, effective August 26, 2015, amends the...more

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