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Privacy Briefs: November 2024

Change Healthcare Inc. has amended its initial breach report to the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to state that 100 million individuals were impacted by its mammoth ransomware attack and breach. However, as of Oct. 24,...more

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NIST Releases Cybersecurity Framework 2.0

The National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) has released NIST Cybersecurity Framework (2.0) (Framework 2.0). NIST released two earlier versions of the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity...more

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NIST Unveils Cybersecurity Framework 2.0

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On February 26, 2024, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the long-awaited second version of the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF). Dubbed “CSF 2.0,” it contains a few significant changes...more

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National Cybersecurity Strategy Outlines A New Era of Cybersecurity Regulation

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On March 2, 2023, the White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) released the National Cybersecurity Strategy (“Strategy”). The Strategy outlines the Administration’s priorities for cyber regulations and policy....more

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Is Federal Cyber Policy About to Make a U-Turn? Notes from #CES Suggest It Might.

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For years, federal cyber policy has been based on successful public-private partnerships, collaboration, and the promotion of voluntary standards that can be tailored to sector and organization-specific risk and needs....more

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Industry Highlights NIST Cybersecurity Framework’s Value as NIST Weighs a Potential Update

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Public comments in an ongoing cybersecurity proceeding at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) highlight the utility of a foundational cybersecurity document while also providing suggestions for its...more

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NIST Releases Request for Information to Improve Cybersecurity Framework and Supply Chain Risk Management

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released a Request for Information (RFI) that seeks to gather information to help evaluate and improve cybersecurity resources for the cybersecurity framework...more

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NIST Moves to Update its Cybersecurity Framework, Seeks Public Comment

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has kicked off the process for revamping its flagship cybersecurity guidance document – the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (CSF), which...more

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NIST Seeks Comments on Cybersecurity Framework Refresh

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking comments to improve its Cybersecurity Framework, “Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity” (Request for Information available here)....more

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Cleared Defense Contractors at Risk from Russian Cyber Activity; Advisory Shows Government Expectations

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What: Cleared Defense Contractors (CDCs) are being actively targeted by Russian state-sponsored cyber activity, according to a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security...more

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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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President Biden’s Cybersecurity Order Takes Security Seriously

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On May 12, President Biden issued Executive Order 14028 focused on improving the nation’s cybersecurity posture. The order follows the recent cyberattack on one of the nation’s largest pipelines, Colonial Pipeline, in which...more

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What Does the Internet Of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act Mean For Government Contractors?

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On December 4, 2020 the President signed into law the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020, Pub. L. No. 116-207 (the “IoT Act”). The legislative purpose behind the new law is to ensure the highest level of cybersecurity...more

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Cybersecurity and the Electric Grid – New GAO Report Identifies Actions Needed to Address Cybersecurity Risks

The United States Government Accounting Office (GAO) recently issued a report on the cybersecurity risks facing the electric grid. The GAO reviewed the cybersecurity of the electric grid to determine the risks and challenges...more

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International Cyber Task Force Reports on Cyber Regulation

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The International Organization of Securities Commissions has published the final report of its Cyber Task Force on cyber regulation. The report sets out how IOSCO member jurisdictions apply three recognized cyber frameworks -...more

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Jones Day Global Privacy & Data Security Update | Vol. 20

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UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - NIST Releases Internal Report Regarding IoT Cybersecurity - In September, the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST") released a draft...more

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Did 2018 Set In Motion Privacy Regulation in the U.S. Landscape? Let's Review

Privacy and data security is constantly evolving and 2018 presented no exception. Let’s take a look back at some of the highlights of this year. Cambridge Analytica (March 2018): Facebook announced that Cambridge Analytica...more

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Security of Critical Infrastructure Relies on Businesses to Build Resilience

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently made “strengthening risk management and prioritization of cyber and physical threats and hazards” a national priority. Similarly, this week’s theme for National Cyber...more

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National Cyber Strategy Aims to Deter through Strength; Collaborate with Private Sector to Secure Cyberspace

Late last week the White House released its National Cyber Strategy, setting forth its approach to protecting U.S. critical infrastructure from global cyber threats. The National Cyber Strategy builds off of Executive Order...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - September 2018

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We reported last week that a spyware maker recently compromised users’ and victims’ sensitive information. Since that time, another spyware maker, mSpy, which holds itself out as having over a million users employing its...more

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NIST Cybersecurity Framework 1.1: A blueprint for compliance and assurance

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In February 2014 the U.S. National Institute of Standards in Technology (‘NIST’) published the ?rst NIST Cybersecurity Framework, responding to an Executive Order on improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity issued by...more

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Executive Order on Cybersecurity: Considerations for Business - A fuller picture emerges on how the Trump Administration’s first...

On May 11th, in the wake of a series of wide-ranging cyber breaches and attacks plaguing public and private sectors alike, President Trump signed a long-awaited Executive Order on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal...more

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Presidential Executive Order on Cybersecurity: No More Antiquated IT

On May 11, President Donald Trump issued his long-awaited Executive Order on cybersecurity, the ‘‘Presidential Executive Order on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure.’’ It had been...more

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Trump Budget Raises Questions about Approach to Cybersecurity

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On Thursday, March 16, 2017, President Trump unveiled his “America First” budget blueprint. One of the most important quandaries for those in the cybersecurity world is how the proposal to reorganize the executive branch to...more

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Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 13

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On December 28, 2016, the New York Department of Financial Services ("DFS") released a revised version of a proposed regulation that would require banks, insurance companies, and other financial services institutions...more

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