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UK’s ICO and NCA Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Further Collaboration on Cybersecurity

On 5 September 2024, the UK’s data privacy regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), and the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) outlining how they will further collaborate...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded - Technology Law Insights, V 5, Issue 7, August 2024

Welcome to our seventh 2024 issue of Decoded - our technology law insights e-newsletter. We have a few events we want to pass along to those interested in technology, but also other areas of law and business. ...more

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Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity – Evolving Incident Response Obligations, Integral to Effective Risk Management

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Just over a year ago, the White House issued its long-awaited National Cybersecurity Strategy, with an emphasis on defending Critical Infrastructure, promoting public and private collaboration, and safeguarding...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2024

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CYBERSECURITY - TechRadar's Cyber Predictions for 2024 are Spot On - Because technology develops so rapidly, and “trends” are fast and furious, it is always hard to predict what the big issues will be for the next...more

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Trade Matters - Lowenstein Sandler's Global Trade & National Security Newsletter - December 2023

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TRADE TIP OF THE MONTH: New Companies Have More Time To Report Ownership- The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a final rule in late November to delay the deadline for newly created...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

How a Zero-Day Flaw in MOVEit Led to a Global Ransomware Attack

In an era where our lives are ever more intertwined with technology, the security of digital platforms is a matter of national concern. A recent large-scale cyberattack affecting several U.S. federal agencies and numerous...more

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CISA and Partners Update the #StopRansomware Guide, Developed through the Joint Ransomware Task Force

On May 23, 2023, CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National Security Agency (NSA), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) published an updated version of the #StopRansomware...more

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White House Pivots on Cyber: Voluntary Compliance Carrots Are Being Replaced By Big Regulatory Sticks

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The White House released the long-anticipated National Cybersecurity Strategy on March 2, 2023 setting out five (5) pillars articulating key themes and Administration priorities. Coming more than two years into the Biden...more

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National Security Focus on Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Sharpens

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Last year Colonial Pipeline halted one of the United States’ largest pipeline systems due to a ransomware attack. Within days a state of emergency was declared in 17 states. A few days later the pipeline resumed service, and...more

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October 2022 AFS Privacy Report: California Privacy Protection Agency Releases Updated Draft Regulations Ahead of October 28-29...

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California Privacy Protection Agency Releases Revised Regulations - With the effective date less than three months away, and ahead of a Board Meeting on October 28 and 29, the California Privacy Protection Agency released...more

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OFAC Sanctions Decentralized Virtual Currency Mixer

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The US Treasury opens a Pandora’s box of legal issues as it targets a decentralized finance protocol used for both licit and illicit means. On August 8, 2022, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets...more

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Cyber Sirens Intensify: DOJ is Signaling Increased Enforcement of Cybercrime, Collaboration with the Private Sector and...

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Earlier this month, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco spoke on cybersecurity developments at the International Conference on Cyber Security (“ICCS”); the same day, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released its...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - July 2022 #2

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CYBERSECURITY - Cloaked Ursa Using Trusted Online Storage Services to Evade Detection - According to research by Palo Alto’s Unit 42, the most recent campaign by advanced persistent threat Cloaked Ursa (aka APT 20,...more

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$1M Colonial Pipeline Fine: The Canary in the Coal Mine?

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A proposed $1M civil penalty against Colonial Pipeline for its procedural failures during a ransomware attack could indicate what’s in store for critical infrastructure operators who fail to keep employees up to date on how...more

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Top 10 for 2022 – Happy Data Privacy Day!

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In honor of Data Privacy Day, we provide the following “Top 10 for 2022.” While the list is by no means exhaustive, it does provide some hot topics for organizations to consider in 2022...more

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2022 Cyber Watch List: A look at 2021 and What’s to Come in the Year Ahead

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Privacy In Focus®- In 2021, cyber gained prominence as a top business risk and national security concern with ransomware attacks wreaking havoc on business operations and critical infrastructure. Companies large and small,...more

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Emergency Cybersecurity Regulations in the Pipeline Industry: Unique Challenges and Opportunities Ahead

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Cybersecurity threats to critical infrastructure systems are nothing new. But events over the last few years have been notable due to the seemingly increased frequency of successful attacks and the way those attacks have been...more

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U.S. Government Takes Increasingly Aggressive Actions Targeting Ransomware

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On November 8, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”), and the U.S. Department of State (“State”) made several significant announcements regarding recent U.S. government...more

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Trade Matters - November 2021

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1. New Cybersecurity Export Controls From BIS Go Into Effect in January - The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has released an interim final rule establishing new export controls on certain cybersecurity items and...more

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OFAC Ransomware Update

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On Friday, OFAC published a compliance guide aimed at the virtual currency industry, which promotes sanctions compliance amid the rise of ransomware attacks. Similar to OFAC’s recent advisory, this compliance guide is yet...more

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[Webinar] 2021 National Security Series - National Security Issues in M&A Due Diligence - November 10th, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm EDT

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Please join us in a discussion on the importance of M&A due diligence, where we will cover: - Cybersecurity and ransomware; - Corporate M&A activity; - Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), export controls, and...more

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DOJ Announces Renewed Focus on Export Control and Sanctions Enforcement

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In a keynote address at the Global Investigations Review Connect: New York conference on October 5, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General John Carlin provided insights into future Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

What We’re Reading – September 2021 - 2

Welcome to Fall 2021! We’re trying to curate some of the week’s privacy and cybersecurity news to keep you up-to-date: CONTI RANSOMWARE ON THE RISE — Another week, another US agency joint advisory on ransomware. The...more

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OFAC Discourages Payment of Ransom, Suggests Reporting and Steps to Improve Cybersecurity Practices

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Agency Designates Virtual Currency Exchange and Leaves Insurance Questions Unanswered - On September 2, 2021, OFAC published an update to their October 2020 Ransomware Advisory. We reported on the original Ransomware...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

To Combat Cyber Crime, White House Initiative Promises Tools; Some Seek Funding, New Laws

Report on Patient Privacy 21 no. 9 (September, 2021) - As ransomware attacks become epidemic and breaches get larger, the Biden administration is partnering with private industry to bolster security and education in an...more

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