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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Mandatory Cybersecurity Incident Reporting: The Dawn of a New Era for Businesses

A significant shift in cybersecurity compliance is on the horizon, and businesses need to prepare. Starting in 2024, organizations will face new requirements to report cybersecurity incidents and ransomware payments to the...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

New CISA Rule Would Require Widespread Cyber Incident Reporting, Updated Timelines and Penalties for Critical Infrastructure...

Most businesses in the United States will have to file incident reports—including for ransomware payments—under the Proposed Rule. The Department of Homeland Security has the authority to issue subpoenas and even penalties...more

Alston & Bird

U.S. Government Launches StopRansomware.gov

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On July 15, 2021, the DOJ and DHS together with additional federal partners launched StopRansomware.gov, a one-stop hub intended to help the private and public sector mitigate the threat of ransomware.  The website includes a...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Ransomware: The Expanding Threat to Your Data and Steps that In-House Counsel Can Take Now

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It is no secret that ransomware attacks have increased in sophistication and sheer numbers during the COVID-19 pandemic, but a silver bullet solution remains elusive. The government is attacking the problem in multiple ways....more

Morgan Lewis

Cyberattack Forces Gas Pipeline Shutdown

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A cyberattack on a single gas compression facility resulted in the shutdown of a natural gas pipeline for two days, according to a recent alert from the US Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Natural Gas Compressor Facility Shut Down After Ransomware Attack

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced this week that a ransomware attack shut down a natural gas compressor facility for two days. While in the network, the attacker deployed software trying to “identify...more

Hogan Lovells

“Cyber Hunt” Legislation Passes U.S. Senate: Any Implications for Business?

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In a legislative environment charitably described as challenging, the fact that the Senate recently passed cybersecurity legislation by unanimous consent is noteworthy and highlights the bipartisan nature of this issue. The...more

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