The Wall Street Journal recently reported that well-known cybersecurity startup Tanium, Inc. had been inadvertently exposing one of its clients’ sensitive data during product demonstrations....more
A recently introduced bipartisan bill seeks to provide state and local authorities with additional resources to assist in the fight against cybersecurity threats. Last month, Senators John Cornyn (R-Tex.), Patrick Leahy...more
On Wednesday, Yahoo! disclosed that more than 1 billion of its users’ personal information was exposed in a newly discovered cyber-attack, making it the largest data breach reported to date. The breach apparently took place...more
With the public comment period closing in a few days, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) “first in the nation” cybersecurity regulation is one step closer to becoming law. The regulation – which covers a...more
Yesterday, President Obama issued an Executive Order creating a Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity within the Department of Commerce. The commission “will make detailed recommendations to strengthen cybersecurity...more
After several fits and starts, Congress finally passed the Cyber Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA) as part of the omnibus budget bill. President Obama signed the bill into law on December 18, 2015.
CISA allows—but...more
In a test of the Federal Trade Commission’s authority to police cybersecurity, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday ruled that the agency has broad power to take action against private sector companies which fail to...more