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Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act: Significant Changes to Incident Reporting Are on the Horizon

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In May 2021, Colonial Pipeline, a privately held oil pipeline responsible for nearly half of the oil supply for the U.S. East Coast, was crippled by a DarkSide ransomware attack. DarkSide is widely believed to be a...more

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It’s Here – The New National Cybersecurity Strategy

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Today, after months of rumors regarding its release and contents, the White House issued its National Cybersecurity Strategy “to secure the full benefits of a safe and secure digital ecosystem.” The full strategy is 39 pages...more

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

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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

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - April 2022

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CYBERSECURITY - Russian Government Officials Charged with Hacking U.S. Energy Infrastructure - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed indictments against four Russian government officials on March 24, 2022,...more

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European Commission’s Proposed Regulation on Artificial Intelligence: Conducting a Conformity Assessment in the Context of AI. Say...

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Introduction - The European Commission (EC) on April 21, 2021, proposed a regulation establishing a framework and rules (Proposed Regulation) for “trustworthy” Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. ...more

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CISA Releases “Bad Practices” with Hope of Decreasing Cyber Blunders

The federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a few cybersecurity “bad practices” this week to assist in decreasing the volume of knowable and preventable cyber mistakes. These bad practices are...more

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What Does Virginia’s New Data Privacy Law Mean for Energy Companies?

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Virginia became the second state in the United States, after California, to pass a comprehensive data privacy law when the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) passed both houses of the state legislature in February...more

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President Biden Issues Cybersecurity Order Impacting Federal Contractors

Beyond causing long lines and shortages at the gas pump, the cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline this month may have important implications for federal contractors. As part of the federal government’s response, President Joe...more

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A Hard Lesson from the Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack

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In the immediate aftermath of the May 7, 2021 Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, the focus, naturally, is on the rush to get the pipeline back on line after identifying and patching any vulnerabilities that caused the...more

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Global Payments Newsletter, July 2020

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Key developments of interest over the last month include: Australia: Open banking launches with the initiation of the Consumer Data Right. Customers of Australia's four major banks can choose to share certain types of data...more

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FBI and CISA Issue Joint Warning to Academic Institutions and Research Organizations About Targeting of COVID-19 Research

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On May 13, 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a joint Public Service Announcement (PSA) about a threat to...more

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Coronavirus and Data Protection: Europe’s Data Protection Authorities’ Views

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Data protection authorities from around the world are stepping in to provide their input and guidance on the matter of data processing activities and the fight against the coronavirus.  Hogan Lovells’ global Privacy and...more

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Brexit and Data Protection: Boom for data centre operators in Continental Europe?

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Data centre operators in Europe could benefit from Brexit and have already been preparing for years for precisely this scenario, including by expanding such data centre capacities in Continental Europe....more

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Enterprise Content Management: Choosing the Right Data Privacy Software, Part 2

Today, an enterprise thrives on content, and if it’s in financial services or another heavily regulated sector? Collecting, curating, and properly disposing of that content is mission-critical.  But every day, a company is...more

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Data centre operators in Europe could benefit from Brexit and have already been preparing for years for precisely this scenario,...

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The United Kingdom (UK) finally left the EU on 31 January 2020. The withdrawal agreement provides for the UK to continue to be treated largely as an EU member state until the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020,...more

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CFIUS’ Final Rules: Broader Reach, Narrow Exceptions and Foretelling Future Change

On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee), issued two sets of final regulations implementing the...more

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New Federal Contract Reporting Requirements Aimed at Protecting Supply Chains Through Detection of Counterfeit Parts

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Federal contractors already subject to a myriad of reporting requirements should be prepared for yet another. Effective December 23, 2019, a new Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) provision entitled “Reporting of...more

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Draft CFIUS Regulations Portend Evolution, Not Revolution

On September 17, 2019, the Department of the Treasury, on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or Committee), issued two sets of proposed regulations seeking to further implement the...more

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