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Forthcoming UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill to Boost the UK’s Cyber Defenses

Alston & Bird on 10/21/2024

In the July 2024 King’s Speech, the UK government announced its intention to introduce a Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (the “Bill”) to improve the UK’s cyber defenses and protect essential public services. The...more

UK Government set to move forwards with regulation on consumer IoT device security

Hogan Lovells on 1/30/2020

UK Government set to move forwards with regulation on consumer IoT device security The UK Government has just announced that it intends to draw up legislation aimed at ensuring that all consumer smart devices sold in the UK...more

Germany's Draft Bill on IT Security 2.0 – Extended BSI Authorities, Stricter Penalties and New Obligations on Providers

White & Case LLP on 7/15/2019

On March 27, 2019, the German Federal Ministry of the Interior (GMI) proposed a new bill (the "Draft Bill") for a so-called IT Security Act 2.0 (IT-SiG 2.0). In an effort to take a front-runner role in Europe, Germany has...more

U.S. Cyber Command Issues Warning About Microsoft Outlook Vulnerability

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 7/12/2019

Hackers are targeting U.S. government networks, according to U.S. Cyber Command, which says there is a vulnerability of CVE-2017-1174, which is a two year old flaw in Microsoft Outlook that is being used by attackers to...more

NIST Updates SP 800-171 To Enhance DoD Contractor Security Against Cyber Attack

Stinson LLP on 6/26/2019

Cybersecurity continues to be an imperative for the protection of the Department of Defense (DoD) and its contractors' supply chain. On June 19, 2019, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued two draft...more

California Passes First-Of-Its-Kind Law Focused on Internet of Things Cybersecurity

Hogan Lovells on 10/18/2018

Late last month, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the first US Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity legislation: Senate Bill 327 and Assembly Bill 1906. ...more

Don’t Let Hackers Profit from Your Privacy

K2 Integrity on 10/31/2017

These days, data sharing is more than a business—it’s an industry. Every day, data aggregators and brokers comb the internet for personal information. Because they rarely engage directly with us, we are dangerously unaware of...more

FERC Proposes New Cybersecurity Rules for Electric Grid

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 10/30/2017

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has proposed new rules to enhance cybersecurity for the electric grid in the U.S., which includes security management controls to specifically respond to risks associated with...more

Court Trims FTC Complaint Asserting Deception and Unfairness Claims

Hogan Lovells on 10/2/2017

Recently, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed three of six claims the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asserted against D-Link Systems (D-Link) related to its sale of routers and IP cameras...more

OCR Issues Checklist for Responding to Cyber-Attack

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 6/16/2017

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently released guidance entitled “My Entity Just Experienced a Cyber-attack! What Do We Do Now?” The Checklist is a practical tool for health care entities and outlines several steps to...more

2017 Resolutions for Community Banks: A Focus on Cybersecurity

Hogan Lovells on 1/13/2017

In December 2016, Thomas Curry, the Comptroller of the Currency, stated that cybersecurity was the single greatest systemic threat to our financial system. He was not being hyperbolic. Cybersecurity should be on...more

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