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Cybersecurity in Video Games & Esports
2023 DSIR Deeper Dive: Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Are Trying to Assert a New Cause of Action Against Universities Based on an Old Law Regulating Videotape Service Providers
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2023 DSIR Report Deeper Dive into the Data
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Understanding the Additional Risks When Making a Ransomware Payment
2022 DSIR Deeper Dive: Ransomware
On 14 January 2025, the Home Office opened a public consultation (the "Consultation") on proposals seeking to address the growing threat and impact of ransomware in the UK. The UK Government details three specific proposals...more
On October 22, 2024, Microsoft issued a threat trend research report entitled “US Healthcare at risk: Strengthening resilience against ransomware attacks.” In it, Microsoft declares that ransomware attacks against the...more
It has been a busy month for cyber and privacy regulation in Australia. On the heels of the proposed amendments to the Privacy Act 1988 released just under a month ago, three further draft Bills relating to cyber security...more
We previously reported on the concerning mash-up of worldwide cybercriminals, known as Scattered Spider, working together to attack victims. New reports from Microsoft and others indicate that in the second quarter of...more
A significant shift in cybersecurity compliance is on the horizon, and businesses need to prepare. Starting in 2024, organizations will face new requirements to report cybersecurity incidents and ransomware payments to the...more
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) is seeking comment on a proposed rule to implement reporting requirements for critical infrastructure entities, including health care entities, on cyberattacks and ransomware...more
Most businesses in the United States will have to file incident reports—including for ransomware payments—under the Proposed Rule. The Department of Homeland Security has the authority to issue subpoenas and even penalties...more
New York has released proposed cybersecurity regulations for hospitals. The regulations, which were published in The State Register on Dec. 6 and will undergo a 60-day public comment period ending on Feb. 5, are designed to...more
Third parties have posed significant risks to companies for years, but perhaps more so now than ever before. Cyber threats, Russia sanctions, and a new wave of child labor in the United States are just a few risks making...more
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
Ransomware attacks have become headline news in the mainstream media, and a hot topic not only on this blog but in government circles. And with good reason as the United States suffered a staggering 421.5 million ransomware...more
The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI issued a joint Alert this week, entitled “Reminder for Critical Infrastructure to Stay Vigilant Against Threats During Holidays and Weekends” outlining...more
A new bill introduced by the Senate (S. 2666), the “Sanction and Stop Ransomware Act of 2021”, would require a strict 24-hour limit for reporting ransomware payments for businesses with more than 50 employees. The bipartisan...more
The White House released an open letter on June 2, 2021, urging U.S. businesses to take "immediate steps" to protect themselves, their customers, and the broader economy against ransomware attacks. The letter comes amid...more
Find out why the cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline will have broad implications on how the energy industry defends and responds to future incidents....more
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
Researchers at Sentinel One and Dragos have detected malicious code, called EKANS or Snake, that has been designed specifically to target industrial control systems (ICS), including those of oil refineries, manufacturing...more
This is the third alert in our series on the risks to corporations, including financial services firms, posed by “deepfakes”—a type of technology, powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning, that can be used to...more
A new ransomware, dubbed “Ryuk,” has surfaced in the last few weeks and is said to be targeting large organizations in the United States. The attackers behind Ryuk have reportedly made more than $640,000 in just two weeks,...more
DNV GL recently issued a new globally applicable recommended practice (DNLVGL-RP-G108) to assist oil and gas operators, system integrators and managers, and vendors in the offshore industry to manage increasing cybersecurity...more
In the past month, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a draft update to its flagship cybersecurity framework as well as new standalone guidance on how organizations can plan to recover from...more