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New AI Security Bill Introduced to Improve Tracking and Processing of AI Security and Safety Incidents

Benesch on 5/14/2024

As the development and use of AI continues to grow, the potential for security and safety incidents harming organizations and the public increases. Updated reporting and tracking processes for AI security and safety incidents...more

Top Administration Officials Warn of Risks of Cyberattacks on U.S. Water and Wastewater Systems

Cranfill Sumner LLP on 5/1/2024

On March 18, 2024, Michael S. Regan, Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator, and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan issued a letter urging state governors to take immediate action to address the increasing...more

New cyber threat to US critical infrastructure

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 2/9/2024

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

Key Provisions in the NDAA for TMT Companies

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/2/2024

On December 14, 2023, Congress passed an $874.2-billion defense authorization bill, sending it to the White House for President Biden’s signature. This alert provides a summary of key provisions of the National Defense...more

The Digital Download – Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter – November 2023

Alston & Bird on 11/17/2023

Publications and Advisories - November 13, 2023 – Kathleen Benway, Kate Hanniford, Amy Mushahwar, Kim Peretti, and Lance Taubin published “Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Advisory: FTC Approved New Data Breach Notification...more

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 43 | Key Developments in Privacy & Cybersecurity

Dechert LLP on 10/20/2023

NSA and CISA Release Report on “Top Ten” Cybersecurity Misconfigurations; CISA Calls for Software Manufacturers to Implement Best Practices - On October 5, 2023, the United States National Security Agency (NSA) and...more

Akin Intelligence - October 2023

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 10/19/2023

Welcome to the October edition of Akin Intelligence. We continue to see bipartisan and international interest in artificial intelligence (AI) regulation. In the executive branch, agencies are working towards developing...more

CISA and NSA Highlight Technology Gaps in New Guidance on Identity and Access Management

Alston & Bird on 10/18/2023

On October 4, 2023, the National Security Agency (NSA) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published Identity and Access Management: Developer and Vendor Challenges, an advisory document developed by...more

CISA Releases Advisory Concerning Chinese-Backed Threat Actor

Alston & Bird on 10/10/2023

On September 27, 2023, The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Japanese National Police Agency (NPA), and...more

The FAR Council’s Proposed Cybersecurity Overhaul: Lots Of Questions, But Only Some Answers

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 10/9/2023

In what can best be described as a tsunami of cybersecurity regulation, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council—consisting of the Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National...more

Conn-tentious Plan, WeWorking the Angles, Party’s Over, and Ironing Out Some Issues

Seward & Kissel LLP on 9/11/2023

Bankrupt Lordstown Motors proposes zero payment for Foxconn shares | Reuters - After successfully filing their Chapter 11 plan last week, Lordstown Motors has now proposed to pay nothing for Foxconn’s preferred equity...more

Cyber AI Chronicles II – AI-enabled cyber threats and defensive measures

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 7/17/2023

Recent developments in Artificial Intelligence have opened the door to exciting possibilities for innovation. From helping doctors communicate better with their patients to drafting a travel itinerary as you explore new...more

The US Government is Working Globally to Shift Cyber Duties: New Report Shows Ambitious Goals

Wiley Rein LLP on 4/14/2023

As part of the government’s move to “rebalance” responsibilities in cyber, described in the National Cybersecurity Strategy, the United States government on April 13 released a notable document in partnership with several...more

Cyber Capsule - February 2023

Troutman Pepper on 3/8/2023

Before we jump into February developments — trigger warning if you are a Russian hacker — for those keeping track of breach notification requirements, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board approved a final...more

Holland & Knight Defense Situation Report: December 2022

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/29/2022

Welcome to Holland & Knight's monthly defense news update. We are excited to bring you the latest in defense policy, regulatory updates and other significant developments. ...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

No Password Required: The Former NSA Director and Storyteller Whose Life Resembles a Grisham Novel

Carlton Fields on 6/13/2022

Vice Admiral Mike McConnell is the former director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and the current Executive Director of Cyber Florida. In this two-part episode, VADM McConnell stuns the No Password Required team to...more

FBI Goes After Cyber Criminals With RAT

Smith Gambrell Russell on 4/21/2022

Did you know that the FBI has an Internet Crime Complaint Center called IC3? And did you know that IC3 has a Recovery Asset Team called RAT that, in 2021 alone, used its Financial Fraud Kill Chain (FFKC) to successfully...more

Solidifying Security Systems Standards

Troutman Pepper on 2/4/2022

On January 20, President Biden signed a memorandum aimed at improving the cybersecurity of the National Security, Department of Defense, and Intelligence Community Systems (together, the “National Security Systems)....more

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

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 1/19/2022

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

Tensions with Russia Prompts CISA Warning to Critical Infrastructure

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 1/14/2022

The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), jointly with the FBI and NSA, issued a Cybersecurity Advisory on January 22, 2022, to warn organizations, especially critical infrastructure operators, to be on...more

Log4j: Enforcement Risk for Public Companies

McDermott Will & Emery on 12/24/2021

The Apache Log4j vulnerability continues to command significant attention throughout the public and private sectors. In a recent interview, the director of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)...more

New Zero-Day Vulnerability for Log4j is the Next Cybersecurity Nightmare

McDermott Will & Emery on 12/13/2021

On December 10, 2021, multiple media outlets, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Administration (CISA), and the director of cybersecurity at the National Security Agency (NSA) began alerting to a significant...more

CISA/FBI/NSA Issue Two Joint Cybersecurity Alerts for Critical Infrastructure

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 10/27/2021

The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the National Security Agency recently issued two joint alerts to critical infrastructure entities—one addressing BlackMatter...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - September 2021 #3

Robinson & Cole LLP on 10/1/2021

CYBERSECURITY - FBI, CISA + NSA Issue Conti Ransomware Advisory - On September 22, 2021, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security...more

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