The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued new guidance to prevent the diversion of controlled items to Russia. This guidance recommends the use of the Trade Integrity Project (TIP) database, which tracks suppliers with...more
Last week, the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (“NCSC”), the Office of Economic Security and Emerging Technologies (“OESET”) and other coordinating government agencies issued a warning to U.S. venture...more
As governments around the world begin to introduce new frameworks and standards addressing the responsible design, development, deployment and operation of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, chief compliance officers...more
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the UK National Cyber Security Centre (UK NCSC), along with partner agencies from 17 nations, have released Guidelines for Secure AI System Development (the...more
The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) published its guidance on shadow IT on 27 July 2023. ‘Shadow IT’ are unknown assets that are used within an organisation for business purposes (including in certain cloud...more
The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) revised its guidance on risk management on 26 June 2023, which was last updated in 2018....more
The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) recently released its 2022 Annual Review, which reports on the state of cyber security threats in the country. As the UK’s technical authority for cyber security, the...more
1 42 On May 10, 2022, a former Coca-Cola chemist was sentenced to 14 years in prison for selling trade secrets to a Chinese government-backed corporation. This example demonstrates the way the supply chain increasingly...more
Cyber risk management has significantly escalated in importance, during the last couple of years, as a result of companies overcoming the operational challenges of the pandemic, transitioning to hybrid working, preparing for...more
On May 10, 2022, a former Coca-Cola chemist was sentenced to 14 years in prison for selling trade secrets to a Chinese government-backed corporation. This example demonstrates the way the supply chain increasingly presents...more
In a joint letter this summer, the UK’s data protection regulator (the ICO) and the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (the NCSC) sought to convey some key messages to the legal profession relevant to advising clients...more
On July 8, 2022, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (UK ICO) together with the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), published a joint letter asking the Law Society of England & Wales to remind its members that they...more
As the world watches in horror as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to unfold, the UK, as well as its allies and partners, has introduced a number of sanctions and trade restrictions in response. In this Quarterly...more
Issue: The U.S. Government is warning American health care entities that personal health data, including genetic information, from diagnostic tests and services could end up in the hands of foreign governments for unintended...more
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
The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued an alert on October 16, 2020, to raise awareness “of a new remote code execution vulnerability (CVE – 2020 – 16952)”, which affects Microsoft’s SharePoint product....more
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) teamed up with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to issue a joint warning of cyber-attacks emanating from Iran and targeting U.S. federal agencies and...more
On May 1, 2020, President Trump issued Executive Order 13920 on “Securing the U.S. Bulk-Power System” (EO), the most public and potentially far-reaching action to address the long-standing U.S. governmental concern about...more
In our Quarterly Review, we bring you important UK developments relating to Business Crime, Investigations and Regulatory Enforcement from the last three months. Please contact us if you would like to discuss any of these...more
As we reported in March, the COVID-19 pandemic is being leveraged by malicious cyber actors to make various cybersecurity attacks. ...more
It seems that, even in the worst of times, cyber criminals will find a way to exploit the situation to their advantage. The United States Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency...more
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the Department of Homeland Security have issued a rare joint alert with the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) regarding coronavirus-related threats....more
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), an organisation of the UK Government that provides cybersecurity advice and support for the public and private sector, published an article earlier this year relating to a recent...more
As businesses continue to digitise their assets and operations, the need to continually assess IT infrastructure and the technical measures in place to safeguard key information assets and data becomes ever more important....more
In this month's Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine several recent U.K.-related cybersecurity developments and the SEC's risk alert reminding investment advisers and broker-dealers to follow through on implementing...more