On February 13, 2015, the White House held its first Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection at Stanford University. The Summit convened leaders from the federal government, business sector, technology industry, law enforcement, academia, and law not only to celebrate accomplishments in cybersecurity, but also to discuss opportunities for improvement in the cybersecurity and data […]
Cybersecurity
President Obama Issues Executive Order Promoting Private Sector Cybersecurity Information Sharing
In conjunction with a summit on cybersecurity conducted at Stanford University on February 13, President Obama signed an Executive Order to promote cybersecurity information sharing, both within the private sector and between government and the private sector. The Executive Order requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to “strongly encourage the development and formation of Information […]
White House Announces Creation of New Center to Analyze and Share Cyber Threat Intelligence
On Tuesday, February 10, Lisa Monaco, the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, announced the creation of the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center (CTIIC). The CTIIC will be responsible for analyzing and integrating cyber threat intelligence currently collected by other government agencies and “producing coordinated cyber threat assessments” based on that intelligence. […]
Alston & Bird Webinar: Advising the C-Suite and Boards of Directors on Cybersecurity – February 11
Please join Alston & Bird attorneys for a webinar on February 11, 2015. Cybersecurity has become a key issue for most companies in recent years as most of their systems, data and assets are networked and connected to the Internet. It is not only a concern to a company’s CIO or CISO, but to all […]
Support Data Privacy Day on January 28, 2015
Did you know January 28 is Data Privacy Day (DPD)? DPD commemorates Convention 108, the first legally binding international treaty dealing with privacy and data protection, signed on January 28, 1981. DPD began in the United States and Canada in January 2008 as an extension of the DPD celebrated in Europe. On January, 27, 2014, […]