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President Trump Issues Executive Order Calling on State and Local Governments to Support National Resilience

Latham & Watkins LLP on 3/31/2025

The order prioritizes extensive policy reviews, the introduction of a National Resilience Strategy and National Risk Register, and increased reliance on state and local governments to strengthen national infrastructure....more

Coast Guard Tightens Up Cybersecurity Regulations

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 3/5/2025

The maritime industry has become a prime target for hackers. In the last few years, it has seen a steep increase in the number of shipping-related cyberattacks. The recent surge marks a new and pressing challenge for ports...more

A Very Merry NISTmas: 2024 Updates to the Cybersecurity and AI Framework

Ropes & Gray LLP on 12/9/2024

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been a leading voice in cybersecurity standards since 2013, when President Obama’s Executive Order on Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity tasked NIST,...more

Department of Homeland Security Releases Recommended Framework for AI in Critical Infrastructure

Alston & Bird on 11/20/2024

On November 14, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced a set of voluntary recommendations called the “Roles and Responsibilities Framework for Artificial Intelligence in Critical Infrastructure”...more

Trends in US Cybersecurity Regulation

Mayer Brown on 11/4/2024

As cybersecurity rules proliferate, companies must navigate a maze of new, and often overlapping, proactive and reactive cybersecurity requirements and guidance. This Legal Update surveys new cybersecurity rules and...more

The UK Cybersecurity and Resilience Bill – A Different Approach to NIS2 or a British Sister Act?

DLA Piper on 10/2/2024

Introduction It wouldn't be much of an exaggeration to say that NIS2 is the acronym on everyone's lips. When coupled with its European sister legislation DORA, we encounter a regulatory twosome that make GDPR feel like...more

Critical Infrastructure Protection/EPA Urgently Needs a Strategy to Address Cybersecurity Risks to Water/Wastewater Systems: GAO...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/19/2024

Critical Infrastructure Protection/EPA Urgently Needs a Strategy to Address Cybersecurity Risks to Water/Wastewater Systems: GAO Issued Report - The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released on August...more

Cyberattacks Against U.S. Water Supplies on the Rise: EPA Urges Utilities to Fortify Defenses

McGlinchey Stafford on 6/3/2024

The increasing threat of cyberattacks against U.S. water supplies has raised significant concerns among federal officials, who emphatically stress the need for utilities to bolster their cybersecurity measures. A recent...more

The Digital Download – Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter – May 2024

Alston & Bird on 5/13/2024

Selected U.S. Privacy and Cyber Updates - CISA Posts Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Under CIRCIA - On March 27, 2024, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)...more

China Officially Promulgates New Cross-Border Data Transfer Requirements

Benesch on 4/1/2024

The newly promulgated measures increase the threshold of data triggering security assessments and contract requirements while leaving room for Chinese authorities to heavily restrict cross-border data transfers. In...more

The Critical Role of CFIUS in Safeguarding U.S. National Security: Insights and Implications for Technology and Legal...

HaystackID on 3/1/2024

Editor’s Note: The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) plays a pivotal role in regulating foreign investments in American companies, particularly those that could impact national security. This...more

Privacy Briefs: January 2024

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 1/17/2024

New York has released proposed cybersecurity regulations for hospitals. The regulations, which were published in The State Register on Dec. 6 and will undergo a 60-day public comment period ending on Feb. 5, are designed to...more

Evolution of the Chinese Hacking Threat: Risks for Government and Industry

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/8/2023

On May 24, 2023, Microsoft announced the detection of a direct threat to critical infrastructure organizations in Guam and elsewhere in the United States. The alert attributed observed malicious activity to a state-sponsored...more

President Biden Issues Wide-Ranging Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence

K&L Gates LLP on 11/6/2023

On 30 October 2023, President Biden issued a long-awaited executive order (EO) on artificial intelligence (AI). The EO itself is available here, and a one-page fact sheet issued by the White House is available here. The...more

European Commission Signals Increased Scrutiny in Semiconductors, AI, Quantum Technologies, and Biotechnologies

Jones Day on 10/17/2023

On October 3, 2023, the European Commission ("Commission") unveiled a list of 10 technology areas qualified as "critical" to the European Union's ("EU") economic security, out of which four (Semiconductors, AI, Quantum...more

Resilience Reimagined: TSA Amends Critical Pipeline Security Directive

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 8/3/2023

The Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”) has issued an amended directive on pipeline security, SD-Pipeline-2021-02D (the “Directive”). The Directive is based on and supersedes the...more

What is an Information Security Framework and Why Do I Need One?

J.S. Held on 6/7/2023

An information security framework, when done properly, will allow any security leader to more intelligently manage their organization's cyber risk. The framework consists of a number of documents that clearly define the...more

Two Fundamental Shifts in the New “National Cybersecurity Strategy”

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC on 4/20/2023

In March 2023, the Office of the National Cyber Director released the public version of the National Cybersecurity Strategy, which provides strategic guidance for how the U.S. should protect internet users from cyberattacks...more

Creating a Cyber Volunteer Force: Strategy and Options

McDermott Will & Emery on 3/30/2023

Critical infrastructure and essential services in the United States—especially small or rural service providers—are highly vulnerable to disruptions from cyber attacks. Given the ever-growing need for cybersecurity services...more

Sector-Based Cybersecurity Requirements for Critical Infrastructure, From Our Water Systems to the Skies

Perkins Coie on 3/24/2023

Following the release of President Biden’s National Cybersecurity Strategy, Acting National Cyber Director Kemba Walden explained that the Biden Administration is “expecting more” from owners and operators in critical...more

FERC Approves New Cybersecurity Standards for Low-Impact Electric Assets

Holland & Knight LLP on 3/21/2023

At its open monthly meeting on March 16, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved a new cybersecurity standard proposed by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to address the supply...more

Cybersecurity Awareness Means, at a Minimum, Doing the Basics (Again and Again)

Polsinelli on 10/11/2022

On September 30, 2022, the White House kicked off Cybersecurity Awareness Month by reminding citizens of the impacts cyberattacks can have on critical infrastructure such as “electric grids and fuel pipelines … and many other...more

China Enhances Scrutiny for Cross-Border Data Transfer that would Impact Multinational Companies

Paul Hastings LLP on 7/20/2022

1. Introduction- China’s cross-border data transfer rules are unfolding in real time and taking clearer shape. On July 7, 2022, China’s cybersecurity regulatory agency, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”), issued...more

Rethinking the Cybersecurity Challenge from an Intelligence Community Perspective

Wiley Rein LLP on 6/20/2022

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines was interviewed by Michele Flournoy, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at WestExec Advisors and former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, on the first day of the RSA...more

President Biden Calls on Private Sector Businesses to Implement Heightened Cybersecurity Risk Protocols

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP on 3/28/2022

What You Need to Know- •President Biden has called upon private sector businesses to take specific steps to implement certain “best practices” aimed at minimizing their cybersecurity risks in light of heightened concerns...more

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