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Operational Implications of the New Bulk Sensitive Data Executive Order

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On February 28, 2024, President Biden signed Executive Order 14117 (the EO), on “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern.” The United...more

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White House Issues Dire Warning Regarding Drinking Water Supply and Wastewater System Cyberattacks

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The Biden-Harris Administration is redoubling its efforts to improve cybersecurity for the nation’s water systems. In March, the EPA and the White House issued a dire warning to state governors alerting them of the need to...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2024 #2

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CYBERSECURITY - CISA, FBI + MS-ISAC Issue Warning on Phobos Ransomware - To help organizations protect against ransomware, CISA, the FBI, and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) released a...more

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Biden Issues Executive Order To Limit Access to Personal and Government-Related Data by "Countries of Concern"

On February 28, 2024, President Biden announced that he was issuing an Executive Order (the "EO") directing the promulgation of regulations to limit the dissemination of "bulk sensitive personal data" and "United States...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

5 GRC Trends and Resolutions for a More Secure 2024

Elevate your resilience in the new year by understanding top GRC trends, patterns, and best practices across AI, TPRM, cyber risk, and more. As we step into 2024, technological advancements and an increasingly connected —...more

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AI Frameworks Provide a Roadmap for Compliance Officers

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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

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[White Paper] United States Insurance Trends and Decisions 2023

As 2024 rapidly approaches, we look back at some of the key decisions, trends, and developments impacting the U.S. insurance industry in 2023 and look ahead at some trends and cases to watch in 2024. Insurers continue to...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

CISA, UK NCSC, and 17 Other Countries Issue Landmark Joint Guidelines for Secure AI System Development

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

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Supreme Court to Decide Federal Government’s Ability to Engage with Social Media Companies in Content Moderation

After previously finding that the Biden White House and the FBI likely violated First Amendment free speech protections for some users of online social media platforms, the Fifth Circuit expanded its ruling to find that the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Akin Intelligence - September 2023

Welcome to the September edition of Akin Intelligence. As the U.S. Congress reconvenes after the August recess, we continue to see bipartisan interest in artificial intelligence (AI) regulation. In the executive branch,...more

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DefCon Chronicles: Hackers Respond to President Biden’s Unprecedented Request to Come to DefCon to Hack the World for Fun and...

Hackers responded to the White House call by the thousands, including reporter-AI-hacker Ralph Losey, to try to break existing software in open contests. Ralph joined in the AI hack attack, but there were many other...more

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UPDATE: Secure Software Development Attestation: A(nother) Government Requirement

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As follow-on guidance to Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) September 14, 2022 memo and the associated Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity from May 2021, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security...more

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Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 26

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Biden Administration to Introduce New National Cyber Strategy for Critical Infrastructure - The Biden administration is reportedly working on a National Cyber Strategy for critical infrastructure that will advocate a more...more

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CISA Seeks Public Input on Cyber Incident and Ransom Payment Reporting

In March 2022, President Joseph Biden signed into law the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022, which tasked the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) with developing and...more

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CISA to Oversee Enforcement of Cyber Incident Reporting in Critical Infrastructure

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On March 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA), which will require critical infrastructure owners and operators (among other things) to report...more

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Creation of the Cyber Safety Review Board

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The United States Department of Homeland Security announced on February 3, 2022 the formation of a 15 person Cyber Safety Review Board, (the “CSRB”), which will be led by Robert Silvers, the Department of Homeland Security...more

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The Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act is Here. Now What?

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Earlier this month, President Biden signed into law the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act. The purpose of the Act is to facilitate the hardening of the defenses of key U.S. infrastructure against cyber...more

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Is Reporting Cyber Breaches to the Federal Government Required or Encouraged?

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President Joe Biden signed the Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act into law on March 15.  Among other requirements, companies that are “covered entities” must report data breaches promptly to federal regulators.  For...more

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New Notification Requirements for Critical Infrastructure

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President Joe Biden recently signed into law the Cyber Incident Reporting For Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022. This new law updates the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA)...more

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President Biden Signs into Law the Cyber Incident and Reporting Act, Mandating Reporting of Cyber Incidents and Ransomware...

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On March 15, 2022, President Biden signed into law the 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act containing the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (the “Cyber Incident Reporting Act”). While President...more

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The Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022

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On March 15, 2022, President Biden signed into law the “Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022” (the Act) as part of the 2022 federal funding bill. Among other things, the Act requires critical...more

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2022 Omnibus Spending Package Includes New Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Requirements for Critical Infrastructure Companies:...

On March 15, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (the Act) into law as part of the $1.5 trillion fiscal 2022 omnibus spending package. The Act will create a mandatory...more

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President Biden Signs Sweeping Cyber Legislation into Law

Under legislation signed into law today by President Joe Biden, certain companies will be required to report cyberattacks to the federal government within 72 hours, and ransomware payments within 24 hours. Within 24...more

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TSA Issues Cybersecurity Rules for Transportation Sector

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On December 2, 2021, the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced two new Security Directives and additional guidance for voluntary measures to strengthen cybersecurity...more

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White House to Introduce ‘Zero Trust’ Cybersecurity Policy to Federal Agencies

Last month, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Cyber and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released draft guidance to implement a Zero Trust cybersecurity policy government-wide. OMB and CISA are seeking...more

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