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CrowdStrike Customers Targeted by Threat Actors Using Fake Help Websites

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 7/25/2024

If you are a customer of CrowdStrike, you are working on recovering from the outage that occurred on July 19, 2024. As if that isn’t enough disruption, CrowdStrike is warning customers that threat actors are taking advantage...more

White House Officials Want State Water/Wastewater Cybersecurity Plans Soon

Nossaman LLP on 4/3/2024

In response to “multiple” cyber threat vectors, the Biden administration has asked governors of all 50 states to generate cybersecurity plans within 90 days (approximately July 1, 2024) to protect local water and wastewater...more

Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack: 10 Lessons Learned

Guidepost Solutions LLC on 4/2/2024

Why does it matter to you? In February of 2024, Change Healthcare, a prominent player in the healthcare industry, fell victim to a ransomware attack that sent shockwaves through its systems and networks. The incident...more

All Providers Must Submit Expanded Filing in Robocall Mitigation Database by February 26, 2024

Lerman Senter PLLC on 2/8/2024

The Federal Communications Commission has set a February 26, 2024 filing deadline for all providers in the call chain, regardless of STIR/SHAKEN status or whether they have the facilities to implement STIR/SHAKEN, to file...more

The Data Center Cooling Conundrum With Leland Sparks - TAG Infrastructure Talks Podcast

Troutman Pepper on 9/6/2023

Host and Troutman Pepper Partner Alan Poole joins in a conversation with Leland Sparks, data center expert and principle at LNS Solutions. In this discussion, Leland describes how gargantuan increases in computing power...more

New Biden Administration Cyber Strategy Proposes Dramatic Shift in Order to Hold Software Developers Liable for “Insecure”...

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 3/14/2023

The Strategy’s liability proposal represents a fundamental change in the cybersecurity market for software markers. Proposed legislation would seek to restrict software providers’ ability to limit liability while also...more

Focus on EV Sector: Navigating Privacy and Cybersecurity Challenges

Baker Donelson on 12/12/2022

This is the first in a series of alerts that will address what businesses, organizations and governmental entities should be considering as they navigate privacy and cybersecurity challenges encountered in the transition to...more

ATL1, Atlanta Infrastructure and More With Brandon Peccoralo of Databank - TAG Infrastructure Talks Podcast

Troutman Pepper on 10/20/2022

In this episode of the TAG Infrastructure Talks, Troutman Pepper Partner Alan Poole sits down with Brandon Peccoralo, vice president of sales and account management at DataBank, to discuss his background and the significant...more

DHS to Boost State and Local Cybersecurity Programs with $1 Billion in Grant Funding

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 9/28/2022

The grant program will be authorized and appropriated through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program will provide a “first-of-its-kind” investment to state, local and...more

Federal Government Introduces Cybersecurity Legislation to Protect Critical Infrastructure

Bennett Jones LLP on 6/20/2022

On June 14, 2022, federal Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino introduced Bill C-26, An Act Respecting Cyber Security (ARCS). Intended to strengthen cybersecurity of vital services and vital systems, this proposed...more

Creation of the Cyber Safety Review Board

Burr & Forman on 4/14/2022

The United States Department of Homeland Security announced on February 3, 2022 the formation of a 15 person Cyber Safety Review Board, (the “CSRB”), which will be led by Robert Silvers, the Department of Homeland Security...more

Operational Technology: New Target For Network Security Obligations

Womble Bond Dickinson on 9/23/2021

The past two decades have produced intense focus on information security to protect data. This priority remains important. But the change in administrations and the Continental Pipeline incident have redirected attention...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - July 2021 #4

Robinson & Cole LLP on 7/23/2021

CYBERSECURITY - Second Security Directive Issued by TSA to Pipeline Operators - The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued its second Security Directive to the pipeline industry on July 20, 2021,...more

China Adopts New Data Security Law

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 7/12/2021

The new Data Security Law, together with the Cybersecurity Law (effective since June 1, 2017) and the Personal Information Protection Law (which is expected to be formally published later this year) will serve as the three...more

The Commercial Gap in Digital Security

Womble Bond Dickinson on 5/13/2021

The recent spate of apparently eastern European cyberattacks on important U.S. commercial interests—from SolarWinds to Colonial Pipeline—should force all of us to step back and review how we organize our world. Many crucial...more

NSA Issues New Warning About Four Critical Patches to Microsoft Exchange Servers

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 4/23/2021

The National Security Agency (NSA) recently issued a warning to private industry about four zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server versions 2013, 2016, and 2019 used on-premises....more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - April 2021

Robinson & Cole LLP on 4/2/2021

CYBERSECURITY - GAO Report Identifies Need for DOE to Address Risks to Electrical Distribution System - The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently completed and published a study on electricity...more

Responding to Cyber-Attacks in the Utility and Energy Sectors

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 11/30/2020

To assist utilities with assessing and responding to cyber risks, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) recently issued a report on best practices to...more

Work-Outs of Technology and Services Agreements Challenged by COVID-19

Proskauer - New Media & Technology on 4/7/2020

In early February 2020, before most of us were truly aware of the implications of COVID-19, a well-respected IT consulting group predicted a $4.3 trillion global spend on information technology in 2020. Drivers of the...more

SweynTooth cybersecurity vulnerabilities: considerations for medical device manufacturers

Hogan Lovells on 3/19/2020

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a set of cybersecurity vulnerabilities, referred to as “SweynTooth,” that – if exploited – may introduce risks for certain Bluetooth enabled medical devices. ...more

FBI Warns of Retaliatory Cyber-Attack from Iran

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 1/17/2020

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning of a heightened likelihood of Iranian cyber-attacks following the escalation of tension between the U.S. and Iran. This follows the warning last week by the Department of...more

Iranian Cyber-Attacks and the End of Support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 1/10/2020

After the killing of Qassem Soleimani on January 3, 2020, by the U.S. government, the cybersecurity news industry has been abuzz about whether Iran will engage in cyber terrorism, and if so, to what degree, as part of its...more

Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center Warns Health Systems to Be Wary of Iranian Cyber-Attacks

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 1/10/2020

Following the escalation of tensions between the United States and Iran in the past week, the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (H-ISAC) is warning hospitals and health systems that Iran could attack health...more

Fort Worth Water Customers’ Credit Card Information Compromised

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 12/12/2019

Approximately 3,000 customers of the Fort Worth Water Department were notified recently that their credit card information may have been compromised as a result of a data breach suffered by its vendor, Click2Gov....more

Investing in China’s TMT sector: What you need to know

Hogan Lovells on 8/19/2019

China is a market that represents a paradox for many telecoms, media and technology (“TMT“) companies. On the one hand it offers the promise of almost unlimited growth potential if you get the product right, but on the other...more

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