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Trust and National Security: Lessons for Business Insider Threat Programs

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The recent arrest and criminal charges against Airman First Class Jack Teixeira for the alleged posting of classified and sensitive information on social media is yet another example of the significant risk that trusted...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

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

Department of Homeland Security Issues “SHIELDS UP” Advisory for All Organizations Regardless of Size

This week the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) issued a “SHIELDS UP” advisory.  While it does not identify specific threats in the advisory, CISA states that the “Russian...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the...

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Launches First-Ever Cyber Safety Review Board

Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the establishment of the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB), as directed in President Biden’s Executive Order 14028 on Improving the Nation’s...more

Nossaman LLP

Critical Infrastructure Facing Multiple, Immediate Threats

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According to a January 27, 2022 statement from the White House: "Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced it will extend the Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Cybersecurity Initiative to the water sector. ...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Department of Homeland Security Announces New Cybersecurity Requirements for Pipelines

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced a new Security Directive requiring companies in the pipeline sector “to better identify, protect against, and respond to” cyber threats. Among other things, the...more

Hogan Lovells

DHS announces cybersecurity obligations for pipeline companies

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a security directive (Directive) that, for the first time, imposes mandatory cybersecurity requirements on companies in the pipeline industry. ...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Biden Administration Sets Sights on Cybersecurity with Executive Order

The Biden Administration is zeroing in on cybersecurity.  In the wake of a high-profile wave of cyberattacks, including the SolarWinds supply chain attack and the more recent Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, President...more

Lowndes

President Biden’s Cybersecurity Order Takes Security Seriously

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On May 12, President Biden issued Executive Order 14028 focused on improving the nation’s cybersecurity posture. The order follows the recent cyberattack on one of the nation’s largest pipelines, Colonial Pipeline, in which...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

Lowndes

Avoiding Ransomware Attacks is Not a Pipe Dream: Actionable Steps to Avoid Becoming the Next Victim

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Recently, the largest gasoline pipeline in the United States fell victim to a ransomware attack that caused the pipeline to go offline for several days. In addition to causing gas shortages across the Southeastern United...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Crippling Ransomware Attack on Pipeline Exposes Vulnerabilities in U.S. Critical Infrastructure

Colonial Pipeline, a company that transports more than 100 million gallons of gasoline and other fuel daily across 14 states from Houston to New York Harbor, shut down the pipeline last Friday after discovering ransomware on...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the...

President Biden Signs Executive Order to Improve the Cybersecurity and Protect Federal Government Networks

On May 12, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order which is aimed at improving the nation’s cybersecurity and protecting federal government networks. The Executive Order has been in the works for some time, but the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Disruptionware VI: Cyber-Attack against Colonial Pipeline Illustrates Continued Vulnerability of American Energy and...

Disruptionware attacks have become increasingly more common over the last few months. Just last month, I wrote about a dangerous disruptionware attack against a Florida Water Treatment Center that could have been a mass...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Colonial Pipeline Cyberattack Highlights Vulnerability of Nation’s Energy Sector

This post is a follow up from our recent discussion of the cyberattack that took the 5,500-mile Colonial Pipeline offline last week and the growing threat ransomware poses to our nation’s energy system. On May 10, 2021, a...more

Morgan Lewis

Cyberattack Forces Gas Pipeline Shutdown

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A cyberattack on a single gas compression facility resulted in the shutdown of a natural gas pipeline for two days, according to a recent alert from the US Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure...more

Hogan Lovells

National Security Commission on AI issues interim report

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The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (the “Commission”), established by the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, issued an interim report providing the Commission’s...more

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Baseline Information on Malevolent Acts for Community Water Systems: July 2019 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Guidance...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (Office of Water) (“EPA”) released a July 2019 guidance document titled: Baseline Information on Malevolent Acts for Community Water Systems (“Guidance”)...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

National Security, Technical and Legal Challenges for Counter-UAS Technology

National security concerns related to drones range from illicit intelligence gathering to smuggling drugs and guns over the border or into prisons, to attacks like those conducted by terrorist groups. However, currently,...more

Snell & Wilmer

Cybersecurity on Your Project: Why Not Follow National Security Strategy?

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In its recent Cybersecurity Strategy, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) defined “cyberspace” as “the independent network of information technology infrastructure, including the Internet, telecommunications...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Department of Homeland Security Says the U.S. Isn’t Ready for the Growing Threat of Drones

Secretary of Homeland Security, Kirstjen M. Nielsen, wrote in an op-ed piece, that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been worrying about the dangers of drones for years; so much so, that DHS has sought legal...more

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NISPOM Change 2 Deadlines Coming for Cleared Contractors

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As industry comes up on the one-year anniversary of the publication of Change 2 to the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM)1, a number of implementation deadlines are drawing near. This blog post...more

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