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[Flash Webinar] "Cyberwar and the ‘Iceberg Problem’ in Ukraine and Beyond. Can the USG Stop Cyberattacks Against the Private...

Russian intelligence agencies have hacked dozens of civilian organizations in the U.S. and other Ukraine-allied nations since February. While this activity has garnered a great deal of attention due to the conflict in...more

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Key Takeaways | Keeping the Lights On: Cyber Threat, Vulnerability and Oversight Considerations for the Energy Sector

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During the latest webinar in our Energy Transition series, Partners Carl Fleming and Scott Ferber hosted PWC Principals Brad Bauch, US Power and Utilities Cybersecurity & Privacy Leader, and Mark Ray, Cybersecurity & Privacy,...more

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Ransomware, Geopolitical Tensions, and the Race to Regulate

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In the next podcast episode of Wiley’s 2022 Privacy & Cyber Series, Wiley partner Megan Brown and special counsel Lyn Brown, who recently joined Wiley from the FBI, discuss ransomware, geopolitical tensions, and the race to...more

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The Cyber Executive Order: Key Takeaways for Businesses

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With high-profile cybersecurity incidents hitting the headlines, President Biden’s recent cybersecurity executive order seeks to strengthen security practices at federal agencies and government contractors. But what does the...more

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CISA Publishes Cybersecurity Incident Response and Vulnerability Response Playbooks with Intent of Increasing Expectations for the...

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What: On November 16, 2021, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released Federal Government Cybersecurity Incident and Vulnerability Playbooks as part of the Biden Administration’s efforts to improve...more

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DHS/CISA Mandates Fixing Security Vulnerabilities, Warning Companies to be Vigilant

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a sweeping binding directive to federal agencies to patch hundreds of cybersecurity vulnerabilities that are considered major risks for cyber actors to cause...more

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Cybersecurity Defense: Recommendations for Companies Impacted by the Biden Administration Executive Order

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As summarized in the first installment of our two-part blog series, President Biden recently issued a sweeping Executive Order aimed at improving the nation’s cybersecurity defense. The Order is a reaction to increased...more

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Biden Executive Order Likely to Push Private Sector Forward on Cybersecurity

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On May 12, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity. The order comes on the heels of a number of recent widely reported cybersecurity crises, including the Solar Winds and Microsoft...more

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DHS and Cyber: What Should Companies Expect?

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Megan Brown sits down with one of Wiley’s newest attorneys, Sam Kaplan, former Assistant Secretary for Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk and Resilience Policy at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to discuss the...more

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CISA Releases COVID-19 Recovery Tabletop Exercise Package

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On July 17, 2020 the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released the COVID-19 Recovery CISA Tabletop Exercise Package (CTEP) “to assist private sector stakeholders and critical infrastructure owners and...more

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Revised Federal “Advisory” Guidance on “Essential” Critical Infrastructure and Workforce Issued, Which Could Affect the Scope of...

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Seyfarth Synopsis:  The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Agency (CISA), on behalf of the Federal government, has issued a revised advisory memorandum listing “essential” infrastructure and workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...more

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“Essential Critical Workforce” Guidance for the Real Estate Industry, Specifically for Commercial Landlords Amid the COVID-19...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread and affect our lives and businesses across the U.S., we are continually following the latest updates and providing insight. ...more

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Compliance Perspectives: The FBI on Why and How to Work with the Office of the Private Sector

The FBI wants you, but it’s not why you think. Spencer Evans, the Section Chief in the Office of the Private Sector (OPS), explains that the OPS is here to help and wants you to get involved. He begins the podcast by...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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New Cybersecurity Report Asks the Private Sector to Join Forces with the Government

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The government is continuing to ask for more help from the private sector to defend against cyber attacks. The National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) recently published a report discussing current cyber threats and...more

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Potential Risks and Rewards of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Under CISA

When President Obama signed into law the Cybersecurity Act of 2015, which was designed to facilitate information sharing on cybersecurity threats between the public and private sectors, proponents hailed it as “our best...more

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Collaboration Key to Combatting Cyber Threats: Federal Government Issues Final Guidance Clarifying Liability Protection for...

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On June 15, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly issued final guidance on how the private sector and government will communicate cyber threat data and defensive measures under...more

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DHS Issues New Rules Governing Sharing of Cyberthreat Data

Last week, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) released its Final Rules for private-sector information-sharing under the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (“CISA”). CISA permits private companies to share...more

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DHS and DOJ Release Updated Guidance for Sharing Cyber Threat Indicators and Defensive Measures

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On June 15, in response to feedback from non-federal entities on guidance released in February, the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Justice (DOJ) issued updated guidance for companies about sharing cyber threat...more

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“Interim” No More: DHS and DOJ Publish Final CISA Guidance on Cybersecurity Sharing

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have issued the long-awaited final procedures for both Federal and Non-Federal Entities under the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA)...more

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To Share or Not to Share (with the Government)? That is the Question: DHS Announces Interim Guidelines for Sharing Cyber Threat...

On February 16, 2016, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced interim guidelines and procedures for sharing cyber threat indicators under the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (“CISA”). Because the...more

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CISA Guidelines (Part 3): Guidance to Assist Non-Federal Entities

As we wrote previously, the federal government released several guidance documents last month implementing The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA). Among these was the Guidance to Assist Non-Federal Entities to...more

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DHS/DOJ Issue Guidance on Cyber Threat Info Sharing

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On February 16, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) issued “guidance” to assist federal agencies and non-federal entities in implementing the Cybersecurity Act of 2015.  The Act was...more

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What You Need to Know About the Cybersecurity Act of 2015

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Legislation may change the way government and the private sector collaborate on cybersecurity. After years of vigorous debate and numerous false starts, in the closing hours of its 2015 session, the US Congress...more

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Cyber Threat Information Sharing Guidelines Released by DHS

This week, the Federal government took the first steps toward implementation of the The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), enacted into law last December. CISA aims to encourage sharing of cyber threat indicators...more

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