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Salt Typhoon Cyberattacks: New Federal Cybersecurity Guidelines for Telecoms

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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

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: November 2024

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Change Healthcare Inc. has amended its initial breach report to the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to state that 100 million individuals were impacted by its mammoth ransomware attack and breach. However, as of Oct. 24,...more

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FBI and CISA Warn of Chinese Cyberattacks on U.S. Critical Infrastructure

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Recently, there has been a surge in alerts and warnings concerning cyberattacks by People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored threat actors on U.S. critical infrastructure. On February 7, 2024, the Federal Bureau of...more

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New cyber threat to US critical infrastructure

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Last week the FBI Director, CISA Director, NSA Director, and National Cyber Director testified publicly about current and ongoing threats to US critical infrastructure providers by Chinese state-sponsored entities known as...more

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What You Need To Know About CISA’s Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water & Wastewater Sector

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CISA’s Incident Response Guide outlines ways in which WWS owners and operators can engage with federal agencies to prepare for, mitigate, and respond to cyber incidents, including best practices for incident response and...more

Hogan Lovells

Security Snippets: FBI warns critical infrastructure of increasing attacks from China

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Cyberattacks from China are targeting critical infrastructure including communications, energy, transportation, and water. Critical U.S. infrastructure may face a higher risk of cyberattacks from the People’s Republic of...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Cybersecurity in 2024: Ten Top Issues to Consider

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As we enter the New Year, Wiley has looked back at the top cyber issues for 2023 and what they mean for 2024. Last year, we saw the rollout of the National Cybersecurity Strategy—which outlined a new era of cyber oversight—as...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Estafas Navideñas Impulsadas Por La Inteligencia Artificial

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El 22/11/23, la Oficina de Ciberseguridad y Protección de Infraestructura Crítica del Departamento del Tesoro de los EE. UU. publicó un Aviso que brinda consejos a los consumidores para evitar convertirse en víctimas de...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Holiday Scams Propelled By Artificial Intelligence

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On 11/22/23, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection office released an advisory providing tips to consumers to avoid becoming the victim of cyber or online...more

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Federal Agencies Publish New Version of the #StopRansomware Guide

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On May 23, 2023, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a second edition of the #StopRansomware Guide (the Guide). The Guide, first published in September 2020, aims to help organizations reduce...more

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CISA and Partners Update the #StopRansomware Guide, Developed through the Joint Ransomware Task Force

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On May 23, 2023, CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National Security Agency (NSA), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) published an updated version of the #StopRansomware...more

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FBI, CISA + MS-ISAC Warn of LockBit 3.0 Ransomware

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The FBI, CISA and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) recently released a joint cybersecurity advisory, warning organizations about indicators of compromise, and tactics, techniques, and...more

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White House Pivots on Cyber: Voluntary Compliance Carrots Are Being Replaced By Big Regulatory Sticks

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The White House released the long-anticipated National Cybersecurity Strategy on March 2, 2023 setting out five (5) pillars articulating key themes and Administration priorities. Coming more than two years into the Biden...more

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U.S. Government Details Prolonged Cyber Scheme by Russian State Actors Targeting the Energy Sector

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Last month, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a joint advisory providing “information on multiple...more

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CISA, FBI, and DOE Release Joint Cybersecurity Advisory in Light of Increased Threats to Energy Sector’s Cybersecurity

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On March 24, 2022, the Department of Justice unsealed two indictments charging four Russian government employees in two hacking campaigns that targeted critical infrastructure in the energy sector. We cover these indictments...more

King & Spalding

New Cyber Incident Reporting Law Covering Range of Critical Infrastructure Companies

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On March 15, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (the “Act”) as part of an omnibus appropriations bill. The Act compels “covered entities” — companies in...more

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Bipartisan Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 Signed into Law

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Under the new law, critical infrastructure owners and operators will be required to report significant cyber incidents to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)...more

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Recent Warnings Highlight Need for Enhanced Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructure

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The U.S. government has steadily increased its warnings about malicious cyber activity by Russia and other sophisticated persistent adversaries. Following several warnings from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and...more

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Department of Homeland Security Issues “SHIELDS UP” Advisory for All Organizations Regardless of Size

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This week the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) issued a “SHIELDS UP” advisory.  While it does not identify specific threats in the advisory, CISA states that the “Russian...more

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FINRA Urges Firms to Heed CISA/FBI “Shields Up” Warning on Russia

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The regular “Weekly Update” email from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) had an eye-catching warning February 16, urging broker-dealer member firms to heed the “Shields Up” cyber threat warning from the...more

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FBI and DHS Warn of Russian Cyberattacks Against Critical Infrastructure

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U.S. officials this week warned government agencies, cybersecurity personnel, and operators of critical infrastructure that Russia might launch cyber-attacks against Ukrainian and U.S. networks at the same time it launches...more

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Cleared Defense Contractors at Risk from Russian Cyber Activity; Advisory Shows Government Expectations

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What: Cleared Defense Contractors (CDCs) are being actively targeted by Russian state-sponsored cyber activity, according to a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security...more

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The Top 5 Cyber Issues for 2022

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Amid a sharp rise in ransomware attacks over the past year, cyber gained prominence as a top business risk and national security concern – and 2022 is shaping up to be the year of cybersecurity standards and compliance....more

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U.S. Cybersecurity Officials Issue New Warning Regarding Threats to Critical Infrastructure

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On January 11, 2022, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the National Security Agency (NSA) issued a joint...more

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2022 Cyber Watch List: A look at 2021 and What’s to Come in the Year Ahead

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Privacy In Focus®- In 2021, cyber gained prominence as a top business risk and national security concern with ransomware attacks wreaking havoc on business operations and critical infrastructure. Companies large and small,...more

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