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FBI Launches Operation Winter SHIELD in Effort to Advance Cyber Resilience Across Critical Sectors

February 4, 2026 By Kim Peretti, Lance Taubin and Andrew Rice

On January 28, 2026, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the launch of Operation Winter SHIELD, a coordinated initiative designed to promote adoption of core defensive measures that are shown to mitigate common intrusion vectors. Operation Winter SHIELD identifies ten priority actions the FBI views as important in improving organizational cyber resilience. The FBI […]

Filed Under: Crisis & Data Breach Response, National Security & Digital Crimes, Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement Tagged With: Cyber defenses, Cybersecurity, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security

UK Cybersecurity Legislation Soon to be Introduced

November 21, 2025 By Hanna Hewitt

The UK Government has introduced the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (the “Bill”) to Parliament, marking the most significant update to the UK’s cyber legislation since 2018. You can access a copy of the Bill here. The Bill aims to strengthen national security and protect critical infrastructure networks in key sectors […]

Filed Under: Board Governance & Cyber Risk Management, Crisis & Data Breach Response, European Privacy & Cybersecurity Tagged With: Cybersecurity, National Security, UK, UK Cybersecurity

New York Department of Health Issues Urgent Cybersecurity Warning Following U.S. Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities

July 14, 2025 By Kim Peretti, Kate Hanniford, Angela Burnette, Jennifer Pike and Andrew Rice

The New York State Department of Health has issued an urgent cybersecurity advisory (the Advisory) warning of increased threat levels and a higher likelihood of cybersecurity attacks from Iranian state-backed actors following U.S. military strikes on the Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear facilities in Iran.  The Advisory warns that “intelligence sources indicate a high likelihood […]

Filed Under: Board Governance & Cyber Risk Management, HIPAA/Health Information Privacy, Security & Breach Response, National Security & Digital Crimes, Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement Tagged With: Cybersecurity, Health Information Privacy, National Security, New York

Trump Administration Releases Cyber Executive Order Revealing Renewed Strategy for U.S. Cybersecurity

June 15, 2025 By Kim Peretti and Kristen Bartolotta

On June 6, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) on Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation’s Cybersecurity, amending certain prior directives established by the Biden and Obama administrations. Importantly, the administration’s new directive maintains continuity of the cybersecurity goals of prior administrations and demonstrates that cybersecurity remains a bipartisan priority. However, the […]

Filed Under: AI Cybersecurity & Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Board Governance & Cyber Risk Management, National Security & Digital Crimes, Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Executive Order, Executive Order, National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), National Security, Sanctions

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: National Security & Digital Crimes Tagged With: China, Cybercrime, Digital Crimes, National Security

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