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Additional Cybersecurity Requirements of NYDFS Part 500 Take Effect Today

May 1, 2025 By Kim Peretti, Kate Hanniford, Scott Hilsen, Lance Taubin and Andrew Rice

Today, on May 1, 2025, additional enhanced cybersecurity controls required by the Second Amendment to the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Cybersecurity Regulation (23 NYCRR Part 500) (the “Second Amendment”) take effect.  Although the Second Amendment was originally adopted in November of 2023, NYDFS established a multi-year rollout of the Second Amendment’s requirements, […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Data Security, New York, NYDFS Tagged With: Cybersecurity, Data Protection, NYDFS, Regulations

Last Minute Biden Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence Executive Orders Survive Initial Trump Revocations

January 25, 2025 By Kim Peretti, Kate Hanniford, Daniel Felz, Alysa Austin and Andrew Rice

In the final week of the Biden Administration’s term in office, former President Biden issued two high profile executive orders that could have significant ramifications for the cybersecurity and technology industries. The first, issued on January 14, 2025, is an “Executive Order on Advancing United States Leadership in Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure” (the “AI Infrastructure Order”). […]

Filed Under: Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Data Security, Regulation Tagged With: AI, Cybersecurity, Executive Order, Regulations

Congressional Research Service Report Sheds Light on October Telecommunications Attack by PRC-Linked Threat Actor

November 7, 2024 By Kim Peretti and Andrew Rice

In early October 2025, several media outlets reported that United States telecommunications services had been infiltrated by state affiliated threat actors linked to the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”). These reports were followed by a joint press release on October 25, 2024 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security […]

Filed Under: China, Cyber Espionage, Cybercrime, Digital Crimes, National Security Tagged With: China, Cybercrime, Digital Crimes, National Security

Summary of Changes from DoD CMMC Proposed Rule to Final Rule

October 29, 2024 By Kim Peretti, Andrew Liebler, Lance Taubin and Andrew Rice

On October 11, 2024, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) issued its Final Program Rule for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (“CMMC”) Program. The Final Rule is a signal to federal contractors to develop compliance programs pertaining to CMMC in advance of the implementation of CMMC (likely next year). The CMMC program is designed to ensure […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Protection Tagged With: Cybersecurity, Department of Defense

DOJ Unseals Indictment of Evil Corp Member, While OFAC Announces New Evil Corp Sanctions

October 9, 2024 By Kim Peretti, Kelly Hagedorn and Andrew Rice

On October 1, 2024, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) unsealed an indictment against Aleksandr Viktorovich Ryzhenkov (Александр Викторович Рыженков), a member of the ransomware group Evil Corp.  The indictment charges Ryzhenkov with several violations of the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act, as well as conspiring to commit money laundering, arising from his use of a […]

Filed Under: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Digital Crimes, International, Ransomware, Russia Tagged With: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Digital Crimes, International, Ransomware, Russia

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