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Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Coast Guard Tightens Up Cybersecurity Regulations

The maritime industry has become a prime target for hackers. In the last few years, it has seen a steep increase in the number of shipping-related cyberattacks. The recent surge marks a new and pressing challenge for ports...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Cybersecurity and Solar Power Vulnerability

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As noted , the renewable energy sector faces growing concerns over its vulnerability to cyberattacks. Since then, the situation has not improved; the U.S. electrical grid has grown more vulnerable to cyberattacks, with...more

White & Case LLP

Ransomware Payments: New legislative proposals in the UK

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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

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Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Update – Incident Response Improves, Industry Standards Evolve

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Critical infrastructure facilities are increasingly vulnerable to cybersecurity events, as demonstrated by the number of cyberattacks that have occurred this year against utilities including those in the energy sector...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Microsoft Report Highlights Attacks Against Healthcare Organizations

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

Mayer Brown

Hong Kong Proposes the Introduction of a Legal Framework for Regulating Critical Infrastructures

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INTRODUCTION - The acceleration of the rate of cyber-attacks against companies in Hong Kong in the last year or so (with over 60 notifications of such attacks being received by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of...more

DLA Piper

The UK Cybersecurity and Resilience Bill – A Different Approach to NIS2 or a British Sister Act?

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Introduction It wouldn't be much of an exaggeration to say that NIS2 is the acronym on everyone's lips. When coupled with its European sister legislation DORA, we encounter a regulatory twosome that make GDPR feel like...more

Alston & Bird

United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Issues Joint International Guidance for Event Logging and Threat...

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On August 21, 2024, the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security agency, alongside government agencies in key global allies, including Australia, the UK, Canada, and Japan, released guidance on event logging...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Scattered Spider Using RansomHub and Qilin Ransomware Against Victims

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

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: April 2024

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

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Dragos Outlines Voltzite’s Attacks Against Critical Infrastructure

In a joint release last week, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and other federal agencies issued a chilling Advisory about the ongoing attacks by Volt Typhoon on U.S. critical infrastructure. Volt...more

Nossaman LLP

Critical Infrastructure Organizations Warned to Upgrade Systems and Software

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In one of the most clear-eyed and sobering assessments of the cyberthreat China poses to our nation’s critical infrastructure, the country’s foremost cybersecurity leaders recently testified that the Chinese Communist Party...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Evolution of the Chinese Hacking Threat: Risks for Government and Industry

On May 24, 2023, Microsoft announced the detection of a direct threat to critical infrastructure organizations in Guam and elsewhere in the United States. The alert attributed observed malicious activity to a state-sponsored...more

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U.S. Electrical Grid and Renewables – Vulnerability to Cyber Attacks

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As discussed previously in this blog, physical attacks against substations have been on the rise. However, the U.S. power grid is also vulnerable to cyberattacks from U.S. adversaries, which includes hostile foreign...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 9, September 2023

Are Automakers Making Sufficient Efforts to Protect Customer Data? With the ever-expanding Internet of Things, data privacy is a growing concern in today’s digital age. The automotive industry is no exception. The National...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

CISA Issues Three Advisories for Industrial Control Systems

On May 16, 2023, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released three advisories applicable to Industrial Control Systems (ICS). The Alerts cover vulnerabilities of Snap One OvrC Cloud, Rockwell...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

How Not to Make a Deal: 5 Key Cybersecurity Concerns in M&A

Cyber risks are increasing, and as a result, due diligence inquiries and valuations are increasingly focusing on the cybersecurity and privacy risks inherent in a business’s collection, use, retention and disposal of data. ...more

Nossaman LLP

$1M Colonial Pipeline Fine: The Canary in the Coal Mine?

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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

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Intelligence Points to Likely Russian Attacks on Critical Infrastructure

The cybersecurity authorities of the United States (including CISA, FBI, NSA and DOE), Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) on April 20, 2022, “to warn...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Ransomware Attacks Case Studies Provide Rare Learning Opportunities

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

Perkins Coie

Recent Warnings Highlight Need for Enhanced Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructure

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The U.S. government has steadily increased its warnings about malicious cyber activity by Russia and other sophisticated persistent adversaries. Following several warnings from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and...more

Miller Canfield

Preparing for Cyberattacks and Limiting Liability

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The U.S. government and military experts have been warning U.S. companies that Russia may launch significant cyberattacks against critical infrastructure, financial institutions and businesses in retaliation for the sanctions...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FREE (Yes, FREE!) Cybersecurity Services + Tools from CISA

Organizations often struggle with budgeting for cybersecurity risk and mitigation. It’s hard to see the return on investment for prevention of things that attack the company through the clouds....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

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FERC Seeks to Tighten Cyber Security for Electric Grid Cyber Systems

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is tasked with keeping our electric grid safe and maintaining reliable and secure energy for U.S. consumers. ...more

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