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New Cyber Regulations Define Battle Lines in Corporate and Infrastructure Security

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Amidst an ever-evolving cyber threat landscape, a recent slew of regulatory updates and cybersecurity standards are defining a new battlefront for securing critical infrastructure and corporate data across varying sectors....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Cybersecurity Incidents and Ransomware Attacks: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Proposes Reporting Rule

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a division of the Department of Homeland Security, has proposed a rule that would govern whether, when, and how companies in critical infrastructure sectors report...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New CISA Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Requirements Proposed for Critical Infrastructure Companies

On April 4, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) officially published its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) detailing significant new cybersecurity...more

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Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity – Evolving Incident Response Obligations, Integral to Effective Risk Management

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Just over a year ago, the White House issued its long-awaited National Cybersecurity Strategy, with an emphasis on defending Critical Infrastructure, promoting public and private collaboration, and safeguarding...more

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Proposed Rule Issued to Implement Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act

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On March 27, 2024, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within the US Department of Homeland Security released a much-anticipated notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to implement the Cyber Incident...more

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Third-Party Risks Making Headlines in 2023 and How to Prepare

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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

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FBI, CISA + MS-ISAC Warn of LockBit 3.0 Ransomware

The FBI, CISA and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) recently released a joint cybersecurity advisory, warning organizations about indicators of compromise, and tactics, techniques, and...more

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FBI Goes After Cyber Criminals With RAT

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Did you know that the FBI has an Internet Crime Complaint Center called IC3? And did you know that IC3 has a Recovery Asset Team called RAT that, in 2021 alone, used its Financial Fraud Kill Chain (FFKC) to successfully...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Bipartisan Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 Signed into Law

Under the new law, critical infrastructure owners and operators will be required to report significant cyber incidents to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)...more

Woods Rogers

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

Adams and Reese LLP

Critical Infrastructure Providers Face New Cybersecurity Reporting Requirements

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On Tuesday, March 15, President Joe Biden signed into law a $1.5 trillion government funding bill that included new legislation mandating critical infrastructure owners and operators to report a substantial cyber-attack and...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - November 2021 #4

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CYBERSECURITY - CISA + FBI Remind Organizations to “Stay Vigilant” During Holiday Season - The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI issued a joint Alert this week, entitled “Reminder for...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

CISA + FBI Remind Organizations to “Stay Vigilant” During Holiday Season

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

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

CISA/FBI/NSA Issue Two Joint Cybersecurity Alerts for Critical Infrastructure

The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the National Security Agency recently issued two joint alerts to critical infrastructure entities—one addressing BlackMatter...more

Balch & Bingham LLP

Senate Introduces Legislation Requiring 24-hour Ransomware Notification

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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

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Do the 2021 Federal Ransomware Laws Foretell Passage of Federal Data Privacy Laws?

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In the last several weeks, the Executive and Legislative branches of the United States federal government have taken bipartisan measures to defend the country’s infrastructure from the critical national security threat posed...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

TSA Security Directive Requires 30-Day Cybersecurity Assessments, Rapid Incident Notification for "Critical" Pipeline and LNG...

Less than a month after the high-profile ransomware attack against Colonial Pipeline, the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued its first-ever set of mandatory...more

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Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Cybersecurity for Pipelines and LNG Facilities

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Colonial Pipeline shut down 5,500 miles of its East Coast pipeline on May 7, 2021, in an effort to contain a security breach resulting from a ransomware attack. Colonial’s pipeline is one of the nation’s largest and carries...more

Morgan Lewis - Power & Pipes

Pipeline Ransomware Attack Underscores Cyberthreats to Critical Infrastructure

As has been reported, a recent ransomware attack has caused an interstate pipeline and fuel supplier to much of the eastern United States to shut down its operations. Although the attack did not compromise operational...more

Smith Gambrell Russell

Possible Regulatory Impact Likely After Colonial Pipeline Hack

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The May 6, ransomware attack against Colonial Pipeline is likely to increase cost for cyber insurance, and may prompt legislators to push for tougher standards for critical infrastructure resources such as pipelines, energy...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

HHS Issues Update to Ransomware Threat Alert to Health Care Sector

The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Division of Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) issued a health care and public health sector notification this week entitled “Ransomware Activity Targeting the...more

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