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Paul Hastings LLP

CISA Proposes Sweeping Cybersecurity Incident Reporting for U.S. Companies

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On March 27, 2024, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”) released proposed regulations requiring expansive new cybersecurity incident and ransomware payment reporting across sixteen “critical...more

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Key Provisions in the NDAA for TMT Companies

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On December 14, 2023, Congress passed an $874.2-billion defense authorization bill, sending it to the White House for President Biden’s signature. This alert provides a summary of key provisions of the National Defense...more

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Time Runs Out on TikTok: New FAR Clause Bans TikTok on Federal Contractor Devices  

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The federal government recently issued an interim rule, effective immediately, prohibiting the presence or use of the TikTok application in the performance of a contract. This rule continues the government’s actions against...more

Alston & Bird

Incomplete Cybersecurity Compliance Disclosures May Support Fraud Claim Under the False Claims Act, Federal Court Holds

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At the heels of a recent Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative related to cybersecurity practices and the False Claims Act (FCA), a cybersecurity-related FCA case has survived a motion for summary judgment, teeing up a trial to...more

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DOD Releases CMMC 2.0 Framework Documentation

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Earlier this month, the Department of Defense (DOD) released the new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 framework, along with the self-assessment guides for the new Levels 1 and 2, scoping guidance for all...more

Wiley Rein LLP

DOD Suspends CMMC Version 1.0 and Charts a New Course With “CMMC 2.0”

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WHAT: On November 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) announced the completion of a months-long internal review and significant changes to the strategic direction of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

IoT Security Reaches Center Stage in U.S.

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How is a refrigerator like a stoplight camera and a delivery drone? Each of these devices and hundreds of millions of others are part of the internet of things (IoT), meaning that manufacturers are building them with sensors...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Finding a Test for Reasonable Security Practices: Embrace Complexity and Specifics

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Most people have a warped and deeply unrealistic understanding of data security. There is no such thing as absolute security. For a thing to have value, you must be able to access the value – in effect, to use it. In order...more

Kilpatrick

U.S. Department of Defense Awards Contract to Secure Sensitive Data With Blockchain

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Partner Michael Breslin discusses the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contract that Indiana-based SIMBA Chain received to architect a blockchain proof of concept for securing sensitive research and development (R&D) data. ...more

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Securing the Supply Chain – CMMC Draft Version 0.7 Issued

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Last month we reported on the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) issuance of Version 0.6 of its draft Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) standard. That draft included DoD updates and revisions to CMMC’s domains,...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Covering the Basics: CISA Announces Cybersecurity Essentials for Small Businesses

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In line with recent actions taken across the government to enhance the resilience of the nation’s cybersecurity apparatus, the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently released a set of best practices for...more

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Never Stop Never Stopping: Defense Department Quietly Unveils Proposed Cybersecurity Capability Model Certification Standards And...

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Cybersecurity. It’s never over, is it? In what can only be described as a “soft” release, the Department of Defense (DoD) has slowly and quietly begun to reveal its intent to provide federal contractors with formal...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

“Internet of Things” Guidance to be Added to Cybersecurity Requirements for Agencies and Federal Contractors

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In 2019, cybersecurity has become top-of-mind for most federal government contractors and agencies that share sensitive information. In addition to updated Department of Defense guidance and procedures for evaluating...more

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Cybersecurity's Increasing Impact on Prime Contract and Subcontract Awards

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Since last year, I have been writing about the increasing impact of cybersecurity on contract awards. DoD has issued guidance on how it will evaluate system security plans, and it has indicated that, along with cost,...more

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DOD and Other Agencies Seek to Enhance Contractors’ Cyber and Supply Chain Security

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The Department of Defense (DOD) and its component services and agencies are taking several independent steps to assess and enhance their cyber and supply chain security that will directly or indirectly affect DOD contractors...more

Snell & Wilmer

What Does the New White House Cyber Strategy Do?

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On September 20, 2018, the White House released its new National Cyber Strategy, which details a four-pillar national cybersecurity plan. In a letter to the American people preceding the 26-page plan, President Donald Trump...more

Holland & Knight LLP

White House's New National Cyber Strategy: Dramatic Changes for Government Contractors

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• President Donald Trump recently unveiled a new National Cyber Strategy (Strategy) that centers on four pillars of priority. • The Strategy includes two main areas of impact to government contractors – "Strengthen Federal...more

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Security Assessments May be Part of DoD Government Contracts Acquisition Process

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Identifying threats and improving network and supply chain security has been an ongoing effort by Congress and the Department of Defense (DoD) for the past several years. Congress has included multiple provisions in the...more

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Six Recent Government Supply Chain Risk and Cybersecurity Initiatives

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• DoD and other government agencies will scrutinize contractors’ supply chain security plans and programs from proposal submission to contract closeout. • The 2019 NDAA as approved by Congress and DHS initiatives highlight...more

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Blockchain Uses in Transportation

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Blockchain technology is most well-known for its use with cryptocurrencies, however, it has wider potential applications in other sectors beyond that of banking and financial services. It is being evaluated for uses in the...more

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US Government Contractors Face New Cybersecurity Requirements

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As of December 31, 2017, many United States government contractors face a new compliance requirement involving cybersecurity. This requirement will govern most new Department of Defense (DoD) contracts and, significantly,...more

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Happy Cybersecurity New Year

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After the ball drops in Times Square this New Year’s Eve, many DoD contractors will wake up with a headache. And I don’t mean from too much champagne. I’m talking about extensive DoD cybersecurity requirements these...more

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Imminent Deadline Looms for Government Contractors on Cybersecurity Compliance

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Now that the government fiscal year end has passed, government contractors that handle controlled unclassified information (“CUI”) must turn their attention – if they haven’t already – to the quickly approaching calendar year...more

Cooley LLP

Alert: DoD Contractors Required to Meet Cybersecurity Requirements by Year End

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The window for Department of Defense (DoD) contractors to bring themselves into compliance with cybersecurity requirements is closing. Specifically, changes to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)...more

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Countdown Begins for Cybersecurity Compliance

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This month marks an important waypoint for defense contractors subject to the new cybersecurity requirements imposed by the Department of Defense. For contractors subject to the requirements of Defense Federal Acquisition...more

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