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Data Centers: A Field Guide

By one count, worldwide there were some 11,800 data centers in early 2024. Within that census are facilities so small that they fit in office building closets, while others are among the largest manmade structures on the...more

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New Information Technology Security Requirements for Critical Infrastructure Facilities in Alberta

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On May 31, 2025, the Alberta Security Management for Critical Infrastructure Regulation (the Regulation) will come into force and is expected to alter existing security requirements for critical resource infrastructure in...more

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UK data centres designated as ‘critical national infrastructure’: Supporting the conditions for investor confidence

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In what has been seen as an acknowledgement of the fundamental importance of data centres to the functioning of the UK economy and society, the UK Government has acted to designate data centres as ‘critical national...more

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Artificial Intelligence and Data Privacy: What to Expect in 2025

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U.S. Unveils Massive AI Investment - On January 21, the United States announced a significant investment in its Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure, headlined by the introduction of the "Stargate" project. This...more

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Cybersecurity Executive Order—Key Implications for the Manufacturing Industry

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On January 16, 2025, President Joe Biden issued the “Executive Order on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity,” a comprehensive directive designed to address the growing complexity and...more

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Executive Order on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity and Potential Implications Under the Trump...

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On January 16, 2025, President Joe Biden signed the “Executive Order on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity.” This directive seeks to tackle the increasingly complex and evolving cybersecurity...more

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Former President Biden's Executive Order to Strengthen U.S. Cybersecurity and Consumer Trust

On January 17, 2025, days before the inauguration, former President Joe Biden issued an executive order titled Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation's Cybersecurity (EO 14144). Building on previous efforts,...more

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President Biden's Executive Order: Washington Charts New Course for Data Center Expansion

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President Biden's recent executive order marks a pivotal shift in federal policy for digital infrastructure. The directive tasks federal agencies with identifying locations for new private-sector data centers, underscoring...more

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Hong Kong Unveils Proposals for First Cybersecurity Law

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The Hong Kong Government recently submitted its proposed legislative framework to enhance protection of computer systems of critical infrastructure (“Proposal”) to the Legislative Council (“LegCo”) Panel on Security for...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

CrowdStrike Customers Targeted by Threat Actors Using Fake Help Websites

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

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

White House Updates Critical and Emerging Technologies List to Address AI, Data Security, Space and Geopolitical Competition

Implications for CFIUS Reporting and Review - The Executive Branch, through the National Science and Technology Council and the National Security Council, committed in 2020 to identify that are potentially significant to...more

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

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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

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Water Cybersecurity? EPA Mandates Regulations to Prevent Cyberattacks on Public Water Systems

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EPA Aims to Mitigate Risk of Cyberattack on Public Water Systems On March 3, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its Memorandum Addressing Public Water System (PWS) Cybersecurity in Sanitary Surveys or...more

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Trends and Moments that Defined 2022 & Predictions for 2023

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While there have been major developments in areas such as data security, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence over the past year, threat actors are becoming increasingly aggressive, sophisticated, and in some cases,...more

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

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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

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UK Government Still Seeks Input on Data Storage and Processing Infrastructure, Security, and Resilience

The UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) recently extended the deadline for responses to a policy paper issued on May 26, 2022, calling for views on UK data storage and processing infrastructure, security,...more

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Federal Government Introduces Cybersecurity Legislation to Protect Critical Infrastructure

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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

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China Adopts New Data Security Law

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

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The Commercial Gap in Digital Security

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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

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FBI Warns of Retaliatory Cyber-Attack from Iran

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

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

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

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

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

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

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

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In Principle - 10 Things Authorised Firms Need To Know For 2019

In the 2018 edition of this publication, we ended the introduction with the line, “We can only hope that we will enter 2019 with greater certainty than 2018 as to how the regulatory landscape will look.” Unfortunately,...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Cyber-attacks are the Third Greatest Global Risk in 2018

A new report issued by the World Economic Forum (WEF), called “Global Risks Report 2018,” lists the threat of cyber-warfare and cyber-attacks affecting the public as the world’s third greatest threat in 2018, only behind...more

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Trump Administration: 2017 Recap and 2018 Outlook

On January 20, 2017, businessman Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States following a contentious and unconventional 2016 presidential election. Republicans also successfully maintained control...more

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