Earlier today, the General Services Administration (“GSA”) issued a Request for Information (“RFI”) seeking input on the incorporation of cybersecurity standards into government contract acquisition and administration. Full Story
Three months have passed since the White House released its Executive Order (EO) on Cybersecurity and, as cyber attacks continue to pose an imminent threat, the focus has shifted to Congress to take legislative action. Full Story
Last August, I wrote about a survey by Corporate Board Member and FTI Consulting, Inc., showing that data security was the top legal risk for corporate directors and general counsel. Full Story
On Tuesday, Senators Carl Levin (D-MI), John McCain (R-AZ), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), and Tom Coburn (R-OK) introduced the “Deter Cyber Theft Act.” Full Story
On May 7, 2013, the hacker group Anonymous announced that it, in concert with Middle East- and North Africa-based criminal hackers and cyber actors, will conduct a coordinated online attack labeled “OpUSA” against banking and government websites today. Full Story
The art of passing a law in Congress is easily summarized by the old proverb, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again.” In the case of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), this adage seems especially apt. Over a year has passed since 100,000 websites (including Wikipedia, Reddit, and WordPress) participated in raising awareness about two other bills – the Stop Online Privacy Act and the Protect Intellectual Property Act. Both purported to protect intellectual property, but also restricted freedom of speech and the use of other media in ways that had been traditionally accepted. While CISPA is a far cry from those two bills, the controversy surrounding its recent passage is proving to be just as troublesome. Full Story
Executive Order 13,636 on Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) to develop a Cybersecurity Framework of standards, methodologies, and processes for addressing cybersecurity risk. Full Story
More than fifteen years after America adopted the Internet, President Obama is finally trying to get the federal government to tackle the complex issue of cybersecurity. Full Story
The phrase “cyber attack” elicits thoughts of a compromised information system, a crashed computer network, or inappropriate access to sensitive electronic information. Full Story
The FBI Director’s Senior Cybersecurity Adviser Paul M. Tiao has joined Hunton & Williams LLP as a partner in the Privacy and Data Security practice group. Full Story
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