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Compliance into the Weeds: Changes in FCPA Enforcement
Episode 372 -- DOJ Applies False Claims Act to Tariff and Trade Violations
Foreign Correspondent Podcast | The America First Investment Policy and What it Means for Investors
Podcast - A Comparative Guide to Obtaining an FCL: DCSA vs. the Intelligence Community
CHPS Podcast Episode 4: Tariffs and Trade Impact
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 70 – Lessons for Compliance from a Law Enforcement Career + Regional Geopolitical Risks in 2025 with Mark Nuttall and Steve Vickers
SBR-Author’s Podcast: The Unseen Life of an Undercover Agent: A Conversation with Charlie Spillers
Daily Compliance News: May 21, 2025, The I Want You Back Edition
All Things Investigations: Task Force Strategies - Addressing New Government Priorities
Wiley's 2025 Key Trade Developments Series: CFIUS Review and Outbound Investments
Compliance Tip of the Day: Standing at the Turning Point
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 68 - Why Geopolitical Risk Matters to Compliance and Legal Staff with Mark Nuttal and Chad Olsen
Episode 366 -- DOJ Issues Data Security Program Requirements
CHPS Podcast Episode 3: Unlocking America's Mineral Potential
No Password Required: SVP at SpyCloud Labs, Former Army Investigator, and Current Breakfast Champion
The messages from government agencies and cybersecurity leaders at the end of June were clear – nation-state-sponsored cybersecurity threats are on the rise. Pro-Iranian “hacktivists” are targeting U.S. infrastructure and...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has taken significant steps to institutionalize national security within its regulatory framework through the creation of the Council on National Security (CNS). Chaired by Chairman...more
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...more
On June 30, 2025, a Joint Advisory was issued by the National Security Agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center issued...more
On June 30, 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National Security Agency (NSA), and the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) published a...more
The mining sector is increasingly at risk from cyber attacks, and many companies are racing to defend themselves against the backdrop of a rapidly changing threat landscape. Ross Phillipson and Anna Rudawski explore what is...more
The order prioritizes extensive policy reviews, the introduction of a National Resilience Strategy and National Risk Register, and increased reliance on state and local governments to strengthen national infrastructure....more
On March 19, 2025, the White House released Executive Order (EO) 14239, Achieving Efficiency Through State and Local Preparedness, which calls for a comprehensive review of and changes to many long-standing federal...more
On February 21, 2025, the White House issued a memorandum announcing the America First Investment Policy (AFIP) and directing executive branch departments and agencies to promulgate rules and regulations to promote America’s...more
As noted , the renewable energy sector faces growing concerns over its vulnerability to cyberattacks. Since then, the situation has not improved; the U.S. electrical grid has grown more vulnerable to cyberattacks, with...more
The wireless industry has revolutionized the way we connect, from facilitating teleworking, distance learning, and telemedicine to allowing the American public to interact virtually in almost all other aspects of their daily...more
To kick off the New Year (and as is now tradition, since we put out a similar Recap & Forecast last year), Sheppard Mullin’s Governmental Practice Cybersecurity & Data Protection Team has prepared a cybersecurity-focused 2024...more
On November 14, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced a set of voluntary recommendations called the “Roles and Responsibilities Framework for Artificial Intelligence in Critical Infrastructure”...more
As cybersecurity rules proliferate, companies must navigate a maze of new, and often overlapping, proactive and reactive cybersecurity requirements and guidance. This Legal Update surveys new cybersecurity rules and...more
On April 30, 2024 the White House updated the foundational U.S. government policy that defines critical infrastructure (CI) sectors and establishes a coordination structure within the federal government to support owners and...more
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
In a joint release last week, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and other federal agencies issued a chilling Advisory about the ongoing attacks by Volt Typhoon on U.S. critical infrastructure. Volt...more
In one of the most clear-eyed and sobering assessments of the cyberthreat China poses to our nation’s critical infrastructure, the country’s foremost cybersecurity leaders recently testified that the Chinese Communist Party...more
On May 24, 2023, Microsoft announced the detection of a direct threat to critical infrastructure organizations in Guam and elsewhere in the United States. The alert attributed observed malicious activity to a state-sponsored...more
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
On October 30, 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration unveiled a sweeping Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Executive Order represents the most...more
On Monday, President Biden signed an Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. This Executive Order follows several other AI-related government initiatives, including...more
On Sunday evening, CBS's 60 Minutes aired a segment featuring “The Five Eyes” and the critical issue of state-sponsored intellectual property ("IP") and trade secret theft. While geopolitics and national security issues might...more
As discussed previously in this blog, physical attacks against substations have been on the rise. However, the U.S. power grid is also vulnerable to cyberattacks from U.S. adversaries, which includes hostile foreign...more
The Security of Critical Infrastructure (Critical Infrastructure Risk Management Program Rules) (LIN 23/006) 2023 (CIRMP Rules) came into force on 17 February 2023. Responsible entities for certain critical infrastructure...more