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SEC Continues to Focus on Cyber-related Disclosures

February 23, 2016 By Cara Peterman

Participating in a panel at the “SEC Speaks” event on February 19, Deputy Director of the SEC’s Enforcement Division Stephanie Avakian expressed that the Commission continues to focus on cybersecurity as a top priority in 2016. Avakian discussed the Commission’s cybersecurity concerns in three contexts: (1) failure of registered entities to follow Rule 30(a) of […]

Filed Under: Cyber Risk, Cybersecurity, Enforcement, Regulation Tagged With: Securities and Exchange Commission

DHS Establishes Information Sharing Capability and Process Required under CISA; Issues Multi-Agency Information Sharing Guidance

February 22, 2016 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) has posted four documents on the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) website to satisfy several requirements set forth in the  Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (“CISA”).  Details on the four documents are provided below. By way of background, CISA was passed into law on December 18, 2015 […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Digital Crimes, Legislation, National Security Tagged With: Department of Homeland Security (DHS), information sharing

President Obama Announces Cybersecurity National Action Plan

February 11, 2016 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On February 9, 2016, President Barack Obama unveiled his new Cybersecurity National Action Plan (CNAP), a comprehensive approach to confront cybersecurity challenges. As articulated in the CNAP Fact Sheet released by the White House, CNAP takes “near-term actions and puts in place a long-term strategy to enhance cybersecurity awareness and protections, protect privacy, maintain public […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Digital Crimes, Enforcement, National Security, Privacy, Regulation Tagged With: The White House

FTC Updates IdentityTheft.gov Website

January 30, 2016 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced updates to the IdentityTheft.gov website aimed at making the site more useful to victims of identity theft. The changes will enable consumers to quickly file complaints and develop a personalized recovery plan after answering a number of questions on the site. “Our hope is that this is going […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Enforcement, Online Privacy, Regulation Tagged With: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Identity Theft, Regulatory Enforcement, The White House

Information Sharing Law Finally Passed

December 23, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

After years of vigorous debate and numerous bills aimed at incentivizing cyber threat intelligence sharing having failed to become law, on December 18, 2015, President Obama signed an omnibus spending bill containing the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (“CISA”). The statute is located in Title I of Division N of the bill, beginning on […]

Filed Under: Advisories, Cybersecurity, Legislation Tagged With: information sharing

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