Last evening, President Obama announced in his televised State of the Union Address to Congress that he had signed an Executive Order earlier in the day to direct federal departments and agencies to adopt and implement new cybersecurity initiatives … [Read more] about President Obama Signs Executive Order on Cybersecurity Measures
Alston & Bird Hosted Seminar/Webcast Entitled, “Nuts, Bolts, and Latest Developments in Cyber and Privacy Investigations”
On April 10, 2013, Alston & Bird will bring together cybersecurity and cybercrime experts from the government and private sector to discuss the latest developments in the area of cyber and privacy investigations. The experts will also share … [Read more] about Alston & Bird Hosted Seminar/Webcast Entitled, “Nuts, Bolts, and Latest Developments in Cyber and Privacy Investigations”
Evolving DDOS Attacks Provide the Driver for Financial Institutions to Enhance Response Capabilities
Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks are not a new method employed by cyber criminals to inflict damage on victim entities’ networks. In fact, DDoS attacks were one of the first types of online crimes to appear in the dawn of the … [Read more] about Evolving DDOS Attacks Provide the Driver for Financial Institutions to Enhance Response Capabilities
Singapore Amends Computer Misuse Act to Counter Cybersecurity Threat
On January 14, 2013, Singapore passed an amendment to the Computer Misuse Act (now renamed the Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act), which provided the government with additional authorities to prevent, detect and counter cyber attacks on critical … [Read more] about Singapore Amends Computer Misuse Act to Counter Cybersecurity Threat
Fourth Circuit Keeps Government Investigation Into WikiLeaks Sealed
Last week the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit halted an attempt by three individuals involved in the ongoing WikiLeaks investigation to make information about the investigation public. Specifically, the three users sought to … [Read more] about Fourth Circuit Keeps Government Investigation Into WikiLeaks Sealed