Public comments in an ongoing cybersecurity proceeding at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) highlight the utility of a foundational cybersecurity document while also providing suggestions for its...more
In March 2022, Congress passed the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA) requiring critical infrastructure to report significant cyber incidents and ransomware payments to the Cybersecurity...more
Public comments on updating the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST), the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (CSF), highlight private and public sector interest in this core...more
Join us to discuss effective approaches to managing due diligence on privacy and cybersecurity issues across transactions. Companies considering acquisitions or joint ventures will need to engage in effective management of...more
5/9/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Due Diligence ,
Information Governance ,
Joint Venture ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Webinars
On April 21, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Notice of Inquiry on Promoting Efficient Use of Spectrum through Improved Receiver Interference Immunity Performance (NOI or Notice)....more
Wiley Partner Megan Brown sits down with Tatyana Bolton, the Policy Director, Cyber Security and Threats at the R Street Institute, to discuss mandatory cyber incident reporting. They discuss how recent legislation and...more
On April 12, 2022, new rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) took effect that will expand innovators’ ability to market, import, and pre-sell radio frequency (RF) devices that are still...more
4/20/2022
/ Certifications ,
Distribution Rules ,
FCC ,
Imports ,
Labeling ,
Marketing ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Product Identifiers ,
Radiofrequency (RF) ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Telecommunications
WHAT: At a recent Town Hall Meeting hosted by the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body (CMMC-AB), a Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) representative announced that DCMA will begin assessing...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has always taken violations of the Communications Act and its rules seriously. As with any agency, though, enforcement priorities can shift and change over time. The recent...more
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has kicked off the process for revamping its flagship cybersecurity guidance document – the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (CSF), which...more
Late 2021 and early 2022 have been full of federal government activity related to cybersecurity incident reporting. Congress passed the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 to require mandatory...more
3/21/2022
/ Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
TSA
What: On March 9, 2022 President Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) on digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, and the possible creation of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) for a digital form of the country’s...more
What: Publicly traded companies may soon be subject to additional cybersecurity reporting requirements. On March 9, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rules and amendments to enhance and standardize...more
What: On February 23, 2022, the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) approved a final draft of its forthcoming report to the President on Zero Trust and Trusted Identity Management. ...more
2/28/2022
/ Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Executive Orders ,
Multi-Factor Authentication ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
NSTAC ,
OMB ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Telecommunications
What: Cleared Defense Contractors (CDCs) are being actively targeted by Russian state-sponsored cyber activity, according to a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security...more
2/17/2022
/ Bad Actors ,
Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Weapons ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
FBI ,
Federal Contractors ,
Information Technology ,
Intelligence Services ,
Multi-Factor Authentication ,
NIST ,
Passwords ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
Sensitive Business Information ,
Subcontractors ,
Technology Sector
In the next podcast episode of Wiley’s 2022 Privacy & Cyber Series, Wiley partner Megan Brown and special counsel Lyn Brown, who recently joined Wiley from the FBI, discuss ransomware, geopolitical tensions, and the race to...more
Issue: The U.S. Government is warning American health care entities that personal health data, including genetic information, from diagnostic tests and services could end up in the hands of foreign governments for unintended...more
Federal agencies have been actively looking at cyber threats to critical infrastructure. In a January 27 announcement the White House said: “it will extend the Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Cybersecurity Initiative to the...more
1/28/2022
/ Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Information Technology ,
Joe Biden ,
NDAA ,
Pipelines ,
Popular ,
Railways ,
Ransomware ,
Wastewater ,
Water ,
Wiretap Act
In the inaugural episode of Wiley’s 2022 Privacy & Cyber Series, Wiley partner Megan Brown and special counsel Lyn Brown, who recently joined Wiley from the FBI, discuss cyber trends that picked up speed in 2021 and offer...more
What: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued two Security Directives aimed at passenger and freight railroad cybersecurity, continuing the government’s move to an increasingly regulatory approach to...more
12/6/2021
/ Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Espionage ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
Owner-Operators ,
Popular ,
Railroads ,
Risk Assessment ,
Transportation Security Administration ,
TSA ,
Unauthorized Access
What: On November 16, 2021, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released Federal Government Cybersecurity Incident and Vulnerability Playbooks as part of the Biden Administration’s efforts to improve...more
11/18/2021
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Hackers ,
Popular ,
Private Sector ,
Technology Sector
Pursuant to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) equipment authorization rules, all radio frequency (RF) devices must be properly authorized prior to being marketed, imported, sold, or shipped to...more
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a sweeping binding directive to federal agencies to patch hundreds of cybersecurity vulnerabilities that are considered major risks for cyber actors to cause...more
11/9/2021
/ Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Hackers ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Private Sector ,
Technology Sector
WHAT: On November 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) announced the completion of a months-long internal review and significant changes to the strategic direction of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification...more
11/8/2021
/ Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Federal Contractors ,
NIST ,
Popular
Please join us in a discussion on the importance of M&A due diligence, where we will cover:
- Cybersecurity and ransomware;
- Corporate M&A activity;
- Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), export controls, and...more
10/19/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Cybersecurity ,
Due Diligence ,
Export Controls ,
FOCI ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Ownership ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
Ransomware ,
Webinars