News & Analysis as of

Cybersecurity › Legislative Agendas › Critical Infrastructure Sectors

Follow this channel for advisories on one of the biggest threats to businesses today. Read a morning brief of fresh guidance and commentary by leading lawyers on security, privacy, risk... more +
Follow this channel for advisories on one of the biggest threats to businesses today. Read a morning brief of fresh guidance and commentary by leading lawyers on security, privacy, risk management, global regulations, data protection, leaks, hacking, cyber insurance, compliance, HIPAA, and every other aspect of cybersecurity of import to corporate readers right now.   less -
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Bill Would Increase Cybersecurity Standards for Critical Infrastructure Operators

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on

Recent months have seen a spate of high-profile cyber incidents that have affected UK companies and disrupted supply chains, keeping cybersecurity on the front pages and at the top of UK companies’ agendas. In response to the...more

White & Case LLP

Ransomware Payments: New legislative proposals in the UK

White & Case LLP on

On 14 January 2025, the Home Office opened a public consultation (the "Consultation") on proposals seeking to address the growing threat and impact of ransomware in the UK. The UK Government details three specific proposals...more

A&O Shearman

Australia’s Cyber Security Legislative Package 2024: Deadline for submissions

A&O Shearman on

On October 9 2024, the Australian Government introduced into Parliament the Cyber Security Legislative Package to implement several initiatives under the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy, which includes the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Timeline Set for UK Cybersecurity and Resilience Reforms

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on

On 30 September 2024, the UK Department of Science, Innovation and Technology announced that the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (Bill) will be introduced to Parliament in 2025. The Bill was first announced in the King’s...more

A&O Shearman

Hong Kong Government considers changes to proposed critical infrastructure cybersecurity law

A&O Shearman on

The Security Bureau has completed its one-month consultation on its proposal in relation to the Protection of Critical Infrastructures (Computer Systems) Bill (the "Bill") and released the consultation report in its...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: White House Releases Report on US Cybersecurity Posture

Jenner & Block on

On May 7, 2024, the White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) released several reports on the United States’ cybersecurity posture and strategic plan. These documents implement the 2023 National Cybersecurity...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NIST Updates AI RMF as Mandated by the White House Executive Order on AI

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on

We have now reached the 180-day mark since the White House Executive Order (EO) on the Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development of AI and we are seeing a flurry of mandated actions being completed. See here for a summary of...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

President Biden’s AI EO: Key Takeaways for Cybersecurity & Data Privacy

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on

On October 30, 2023, the Biden administration released a far-reaching executive order (EO) on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The EO issues directives related to the use...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

FY24 NDAA: What to Watch Going into Conference

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on

Welcome back to Washington where funding the government prior to the beginning of the fiscal year may take top billing, but behind the scenes the Armed Services Committees will begin work in earnest to conference the Fiscal...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the...

Biden Administration Publishes the National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on

On July 13, 2023, the Biden Administration released its National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan (NCSIP) with the goal of providng transparency and coordination for its existing goals. The NCSIP details more than...more

Brooks Pierce

Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Governor Signs Critical Infrastructure Bill, Budget Negotiations Continue

Brooks Pierce on

Gov. Roy Cooper this week signed a new critical infrastructure law and legislators continued budget negotiations. Budget Negotiations - Budget negotiators this week continued work on a conference committee report for...more

White & Case LLP

Foreign direct investment reviews 2023: A global perspective

White & Case LLP on

Now in its seventh year of annual publication, White & Case's Foreign Direct Investment Reviews provides a comprehensive look into rapidly evolving foreign direct investment (FDI) laws and regulations in approximately 40...more

Perkins Coie

The Biden Administration’s National Cybersecurity Strategy: Impact on the Private Sector

Perkins Coie on

“Continued disruptions of critical infrastructure and thefts of personal data make clear that market forces alone have not been enough to drive broad adoption of best practices in cybersecurity and resilience.” National...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Bi-Partisan Infrastructure Bill Includes Cybersecurity Funding for Local Governments

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on

The bi-partisan infrastructure bill presently being debated in the U.S. Senate includes up to $1 billion in funding to state and local governments to enhance cybersecurity measures over four years....more

Mintz - ML Strategies

Energy & Sustainability Washington Updates – September 2020

Mintz - ML Strategies on

Congress was away from Washington for much of the month of August for the annual recess and is scheduled to return after Labor Day for a limited work period before breaking again to allow members to campaign ahead of the...more

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

Senate and House Make Progress in Passing the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters on

A  recent article on this blog reported on the contents of the Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA), which had been rolled out of committee for consideration by the full Senate....more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - February 2020 #2

Robinson & Cole LLP on

Ransomware Attacks Predicted to Occur Every 11 Seconds in 2021 with a Cost of $20 Billion - Confirming what we are seeing in the field, cybersecurity firm Cybersecurity Ventures has predicted that, globally, businesses in...more

Morgan Lewis

The Next Big Things: Insights for 2020

Morgan Lewis on

Autonomous cars, sports betting, and CBD products have burst onto the scene, setting the stage for major developments in how companies do business and how regulators monitor new innovations....more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Pillsbury’s Post-Election Outlook

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on

The 2018 Midterm Election played out as most poll forecasters speculated. Although several races have yet to be decided, Republicans have retained control of the Senate, but lost at least 29 seats, allowing the Democrats to...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - September 2018

Robinson & Cole LLP on

We reported last week that a spyware maker recently compromised users’ and victims’ sensitive information. Since that time, another spyware maker, mSpy, which holds itself out as having over a million users employing its...more

20 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide