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Decoded Technology Law Insights, V 5, Issue 4, May 2024

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 5/14/2024

MIT Report Details New Cybersecurity Risks - “Cloud misconfigurations, more sophisticated ransomware, and vendor exploitation attacks are contributing to rising cyberattacks.” Why this is important: Worldwide spending...more

Don't Panic-Buy Your Cyber Policy: Evaluating New Approaches to Cyber Risk

Bracewell LLP on 7/28/2021

Panic-buying made a post-pandemic comeback when a critical channel for gasoline, diesel, and jet-fuel was forced shut down in the wake of a ransomware attack. Suddenly, gas became the new toilet paper: a treasured commodity....more

Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Cybersecurity for Pipelines and LNG Facilities

Perkins Coie on 5/18/2021

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

Colonial Pipeline Cyberattack Highlights Vulnerability of Nation’s Energy Sector

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel on 5/13/2021

This post is a follow up from our recent discussion of the cyberattack that took the 5,500-mile Colonial Pipeline offline last week and the growing threat ransomware poses to our nation’s energy system. On May 10, 2021, a...more

The Circuit Split Continues: 11th Circuit Weighs In On Standing In Data Breach Litigation

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 3/24/2021

The 11th Circuit recently weighed in on the hottest issue is data breach litigation, whether a demonstration of actual harm is required to have standing to sue. Joining several other circuit courts, the 11th Circuit in Tsao...more

Florida Water System Hack Highlights Challenges for Public Utility Cybersecurity

Bracewell LLP on 2/24/2021

Earlier this month, fears usually confined to dystopian novels and Hollywood movies were realized in Oldsmar, Florida when an unknown hacker breached the city’s water treatment system by successfully accessing its control...more

The SolarWinds Orion Hack: The Basics You Need to Know

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 12/21/2020

By now, you have heard about the SolarWinds Orion hack. But what do you need to know about it? First, if you want or need the technical details, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has them. In...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2020 #3

Robinson & Cole LLP on 1/17/2020

FBI Warns of Retaliatory Cyber-Attack from Iran - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning of a heightened likelihood of Iranian cyber-attacks following the escalation of tension between the U.S. and Iran. This...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2019

Robinson & Cole LLP on 10/7/2019

Consistent with our experience, security firm McAfee has confirmed in a report that ransomware attacks have doubled in 2019. Medical providers have been hit hard this year, and one provider, Wood Ranch Medical, located in...more

Risks of Cybersecurity Noncompliance Expand

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/12/2019

With increasing cybersecurity obligations placed on government contractors come expanding legal risks. Bid protests challenging agency evaluations of offerors' abilities to meet cybersecurity solicitation criteria are...more

Mainbrace: January 2017 (No. 1)

Blank Rome LLP on 1/31/2017

As we launch into a new year, uncertainty remains the word of the day. Whatever your political leanings, it would be hard to dispute that the inauguration of the Trump administration augurs change on many fronts, from...more

Blog: GAO Criticizes HHS In Health Information Cybersecurity Report

Cooley LLP on 9/30/2016

On Monday, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released a report (the “Report”) criticizing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) security and privacy guidance and oversight in protecting...more

Privacy Tip #36 – Connected car security

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 6/1/2016

A recent Government Accountability Office report outlined vehicle cybersecurity concerns, outlining that hackers can penetrate the technology of vehicles in both long range and short range attacks, including targeting...more

GAO Report: EINSTEIN not meeting stated objectives

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 2/18/2016

According to a recent GAO report, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) National Cybersecurity Protection System, commonly referred to as EINSTEIN, is not meeting its stated objectives. The purpose of EINSTEIN is to...more

Mainbrace: October 2015, No. 4

Blank Rome LLP on 10/16/2015

As with the world economy, the shipping markets are currently experiencing a major bout of volatility. The wide range of matters we are handling in our maritime law practice certainly reflects the current swings the shipping...more

IRS Sued For Failing To Protect Online Taxpayer Data From Hackers

King & Spalding on 9/4/2015

On August 20, 2015, affected taxpayers filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) for failing to secure the personal...more

GAO Issues Report Citing Shortcomings In Federal Government Cybersecurity

King & Spalding on 7/23/2015

On July 8, 2015, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a report finding that agencies across the federal government continue to have shortcomings in preventing, detecting, and responding to cyber threats. The...more

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