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Over the last several years, the internet of things (IoT) has not only come to pervade our home life, but our work life as well. A smart thermostat adjusts office temperatures based on changes in the weather, and the vending machine in the hall issues an alert when it needs to be refilled. Yet the […]
U.S. National Guard’s Evolving Mission Includes Assisting Local Governments Experiencing Cyber Attacks – CPO Magazine
These brigades are also often consolidated efforts, bringing together personnel and resources from multiple National Guard branches (such as the Army and Air Force). In total the National Guard has nearly 4,000 service members dedicated to cyber security spread across 59 units in 38 states, and anticipates adding more through 2022. An example of the […]
Too Many CISOs Delay Cyber Response, DHS Official Says – Nextgov
An overabundance of cybersecurity leaders across federal agencies is hindering the government’s ability to adapt to the changing digital landscape, according to a top Homeland Security Department official. Agencies must be able to act swiftly to keep their tech ecosystems secure against a constantly evolving array of digital threats, but excessive bureaucracy within the federal […]
New York SHIELD Act on Data Breach Notification
The Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Handling Act (SHIELD Act) recently enacted by the New York Senate brings New York in line with many states that have expanded their breach notification laws, and imposes new obligations on businesses that hold New York residents’ personal information. Effective October 2019, the Act amends New York’s […]
Microsoft will honor California’s new privacy rights throughout the United States – Microsoft on the Issues
We are optimistic that the California Consumer Privacy Act — and the commitment we are making to extend its core rights more broadly — will help serve as a catalyst for even more comprehensive privacy legislation in the U.S. As important a milestone as CCPA is, more remains to be done to provide the protection […]
The CCPA Is Coming and So Are Data Breach Class Actions | Corporate Counsel
Even if companies are prepared for the CCPA, those responsible for compliance and regulation should be keeping an eye on what other states are doing. “The one thing that is becoming an emerging area is that other states are following the lead of California and enacting their own laws,” Palmer said. “The CCPA is the […]
Exodus of Cyber Security Team Could Expose White House to Cyber Attacks – CPO Magazine
At a time when global cyber threats seem to be emerging everywhere, the U.S. White House appears to be ignoring the potential risk of a cyber attack carried on the White House’s computer networks. What is most alarming is a recent exodus of at least a dozen senior cyber security officials, all of them former […]
Bill Calling for DHS Cyber Incident Mitigation Teams Advances
In the wake of ransomware attacks that have hit the public and private sectors, the U.S. Senate has passed a bill that calls for creating cyber incident response and threat hunting teams at the Department of Homeland Security. The DHS Cyber Hunt and Incident Response Teams Act 2019, was approved by the Senate by unanimous […]
Congress and Trump Agreed They Want a National Privacy Law. It Is Nowhere in Sight. – The New York Times
A rare thing emerged in Washington early this year: agreement. Republicans and Democrats in Congress, as well as the Trump White House, all said they wanted a new federal law to protect people’s online privacy. Numerous tech companies urged them on. And they had a deadline. With a broad California privacy law set to go […]
U.S. Steps Up Scrutiny of Airplane Cybersecurity – WSJ
Concerns that planes could be targeted in cyberattacks are prompting U.S. officials to re-energize efforts to identify airliners’ vulnerability to hacking. The revived program, led by the Department of Homeland Security and involving the Pentagon and Transportation Department, aims to identify cybersecurity risks in aviation and improve U.S. cyber resilience in a critical area of […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Newest Agency Outlines its Future | SIGNAL Magazine
The Department of Homeland Security’s new Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, known as CISA, is charged with coordinating the protection of America’s critical infrastructure from cyber as well as physical attacks. Director Christopher Krebs recently released the agency’s top operational priorities. CISA, which was created in November 2018, will initially tackle supply chain risks, election […]
Prepare Now for New Wave of False Claims Act Litigation Around Cybersecurity | Corporate Counsel
With a tsunami of False Claims Act whistleblower cases looming on the horizon, companies that contract with the federal government should assess their cybersecurity measures if they want to avoid being swept up in the litigation. What’s pushing the wave? Over the past several years, the government has begun to hold contractors and their subcontractors […]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Probes Capital One Data Breach
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is putting pressure on Capital One to answer questions about the recent data breach that affected more than 100 million of the bank’s customers. In a letter on Wednesday to Richard Fairbank, Capital One’s chief executive, the Massachusetts Democrat and 2020 presidential candidate requested information on how the breach was conducted and […]
Massive GDPR Fines Have Serious Implications for Corporate Risk | The D&O Diary
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation went into effect with great fanfare in May 2018, along with great trepidation about the potential fines regulators might impose for violation of the regulation’s requirements. In the following months, regulators imposed relatively few fines, for relatively modest amounts. However, just in the last several days, the U.K. privacy […]
Defend Crypto: Expanding the Reach and Impact with the Blockchain Association
Additionally, we are excited to announce that the Defend Crypto fund will be governed by the Blockchain Association. They have been a strong advocate for the industry — led by a strong team and backed by some of the most important builders in the space — and will be in the best position to objectively […]