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NHTSA Updates its Guidance on Cybersecurity Best Practices for the Safety of Modern Vehicles

September 15, 2022 By Kim Peretti and Kristen Bartolotta

  On September 7, 2022 the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released an updated edition of its Cybersecurity Best Practices for the Safety of Modern Vehicles, the last edition of which was published in 2016. This most recent edition of this non-binding guidance leverages agency research, industry voluntary standards, and […]

Filed Under: Cyber Risk, Cybersecurity, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cybersecurity, National Highway Traffice Safety Administration (NHTSA), National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)

CISA Issues Request for Information Prior to Required CIRCIA Rulemaking

September 13, 2022 By Kim Peretti and Kristen Bartolotta

On September 12, 2022, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a request for information (RFI) seeking input from stakeholders on the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA). Signed by President Biden in March, CIRCIA requires CISA to develop and implement regulations requiring covered entities to report information about covered […]

Filed Under: Cyber Risk, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Security, Legislation, National Security, Regulation, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cybersecurity, Data Breach Notification

Recent Exploits of Blockchain Bridges Highlight Need for Cybersecurity in Crypto and Risk of Liability

August 2, 2022 By Kim Peretti and Kristen Bartolotta

According to recent media reports there have been several instances of blockchain bridges being hacked this year, including reports on August 2 that a bridge lost close to $200 million to upwards of 40 hackers who exploited a bug in its protocol, and reports in June that another bridge lost $100 million from hackers allegedly […]

Filed Under: Crypto, Cyber Risk, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Digital Crimes, International, Uncategorized Tagged With: Blockchain, Crypto, Cryptocurrency, Cybersecurity, Litigation

Germany’s Cyber Threat Landscape – Top 3 Lessons from the BKA Situation Report

August 1, 2022 By Daniel Felz

Germany boasts one of the world’s largest, most sophisticated, and international economies. Companies doing business in Germany are thus an increasingly relevant target for cyberattacks. Germany‘s Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt or BKA) is the federal law enforcement agency charged with investigating cybercrime, and for coordinating federal-state cooperation in cybercrime matters.  The BKA recently published […]

Filed Under: Cyber Risk, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Security, Germany, Ransomware, Supply Chain, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cross-border, Cybersecurity, Germany, Ransomware

Recent Updates in Two Closely-Watched Cybersecurity and Privacy-Related Securities Fraud Class Actions

April 4, 2022 By Sierra Shear, Cara Peterman and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Observers have been awaiting decisions in a number of cybersecurity and privacy securities fraud class actions with potentially important implications for corporate liability.  Over the last several weeks, critical developments emerged in two such cases: the defendants’ motion to dismiss was granted in part and denied in part in In re Zoom Securities Litigation, and […]

Filed Under: Cyber Risk, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Breach Litigation, Data Protection, Data Security, Online Privacy

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