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Cybersecurity: Salt Typhoon’s Persistence is a Cruel Lesson for Smaller Providers

Womble Bond Dickinson on 4/25/2025

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

Salt Typhoon Cyberattack Prompts Action from FCC, CISA, FBI, and More

Hogan Lovells on 12/23/2024

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

Salt Typhoon Cyberattacks: New Federal Cybersecurity Guidelines for Telecoms

Perkins Coie on 12/16/2024

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

AT&T/Snowflake Breach Hits Most of US - Vendor Exposure Strikes Again

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 7/15/2024

AT&T Inc. announced in a July 12, 2024, SEC filing that hackers stole a cache of six months’ worth of mobile phone customer data, illegally downloading the records from a workspace account at the cloud-service provider...more

Right To Know - January 2024, Vol. 13

Clark Hill PLC on 1/11/2024

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

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - November 2023 #3

Robinson & Cole LLP on 11/17/2023

CYBERSECURITY - New York Governor Proposes Cybersecurity Regulations for NY Hospitals - On November 13, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul released proposed cybersecurity regulations applicable to all hospitals located within...more

FCC Plans to Launch Cybersecurity Pilot Program for Schools and Libraries

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 11/17/2023

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced its proposal to create a Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program that would help K-12 schools and libraries protect their broadband networks and data from...more

White House Announces Efforts to Strengthen K-12 Schools’ Cybersecurity

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 8/9/2023

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

Get Ready for the US Cyber Trust Mark

Cooley LLP on 8/3/2023

American consumers have benefited in countless ways from Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Unfortunately, cyberattacks have sharply increased in recent years, often through vulnerabilities in IoT devices. In an effort to curb...more

FCC Proposes to Strengthen EAS and WEA against Cyber Security Attacks and to Promote EAS Operational Readiness

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 11/3/2022

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

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - August 2021 #4

Robinson & Cole LLP on 8/27/2021

CYBERSECURITY - Emerging Ransomware Groups Getting into the Action - According to a report issued on August 24, 2021, by Unit 42 of Palo Alto Networks Ransomware Groups to Watch: Emerging Threats, four emerging ransomware...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - June 2018 #3

Robinson & Cole LLP on 6/26/2018

Just days after the summit between the U.S. and North Korea, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Homeland Security issued a warning about a malicious malware, a Trojan malware variant known as...more

Internet Law in a Trump Presidency

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 1/6/2017

In a Democracy, transitions in leadership happen more frequently than in any other form of government. And with those transitions, some previous policies and orders are preserved and some are reversed. This approach to...more

Six Proposals to Stop IoT-Based DDoS Attacks

BakerHostetler on 11/11/2016

On Oct. 21, 2016, an extremely large distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on Dyn prevented many internet users on the East Coast of the U.S. from accessing websites such as Netflix, PayPal, Spotify and Twitter for...more

Alert: Internet Attacks Using IoT Devices Spur Government Calls for Improved Cybersecurity

Cooley LLP on 11/1/2016

The recent massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that caused major internet outages was led by an army of security cameras, digital video recorders, and other Internet of Things ("IoT") devices that had been...more

Cyber Alert: Security Vulnerabilities: You Don’t Need a Breach to Face Regulatory Scrutiny

Alston & Bird on 9/16/2016

Those who track newsworthy data breaches and other cybersecurity incidents know what type of fallout to expect from these events. Class action lawsuits from consumers, shareholders and financial institutions are now not an...more

Alphabet Soup and Data Security

Bilzin Sumberg on 10/19/2015

In the span of two days, mobile device users learned of two data breaches that could compromise their personal data. In one, Experian (a credit reporting agency) reported that it was hacked, potentially putting 15 million...more

[Webinar] Information Security: Background & Recent Developments - Oct. 15th, 12:00pm ET

Bilzin Sumberg on 10/8/2015

Join us for an in-depth webinar presented by litigation attorneys James Ward and Phil Stein on the trending topic of information security and how to protect your company from a data breach. This webinar will address what you...more

SEC’s Increased Cybersecurity Enforcement and How to Reduce Your Risks

Perkins Coie on 9/29/2015

The SEC announced last week that an investment adviser had agreed to settle charges that it failed to take required steps to protect against and respond effectively to a cybersecurity breach. The action comes on the heels of...more

The WSGR Data Advisor - September 2015

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 9/11/2015

In this issue of The WSGR Data Advisor, we examine the FCC’s recent TCPA declaratory ruling and order addressing issues regarding calling and texting consumers, and discuss the new privacy, data security, and transparency...more

Government Websites With Cybersecurity Tips & Information

Snell & Wilmer on 9/8/2015

As part of the government’s recent clarion call to improve our individual and collective cybersecurity posture, several federal and state agencies have released a variety of guidelines, frameworks, best practices and tips. ...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - July 2015

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 8/4/2015

Seventh Circuit Decision May Make It Easier for Class Action Plaintiffs to Establish Standing in Data Breach Cases - The Seventh Circuit has issued a decision that could make it much easier for class action plaintiffs to...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - April 2015

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/3/2015

In This Issue: - DOJ Issues Cyber Preparation and Response Guidance - RadioShack’s Plan to Auction Customer Data Highlights Issues Over Treatment of Such Data as an Asset - Google v. Vidal-Hall and...more

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler Speaks about Cybersecurity at RSA Conference

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 4/23/2015

As cyber week continues in Washington, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler traveled to the west coast to speak about cybersecurity at the RSA Conference in San Francisco. Wheeler noted that the FCC has...more

Alert: Pro-ISIS Hackers Targeting Media Outlets

Cooley LLP on 1/15/2015

Recent widely publicized cyberattacks have made clear that nation-state hackers are now hacking companies for political purposes and they appear to be focused on broadcasters and other media companies....more

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