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CIPAC Disbandment and CISA 2015 Reauthorization: Recent Developments in the U.S. Cybersecurity Landscape

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On March 7, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS,” “the agency”) disbanded the Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council (“CIPAC,” “the Council”), originally established in 2006 to facilitate...more

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New Legislation Will Require Critical Sector Entities to Report Certain Cyber Incidents

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On March 15, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (the Act) as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022. The Act requires "critical sector" entities to...more

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Big Brother is Watching You: Feds Now Vetting Foreign Workers Via Social Media

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Employers may need to start “following” the information their foreign national workers share on Twitter or Facebook, as the Department of Homeland Security is turning social media into the federal government’s latest...more

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Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014: What does it allow?

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The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 was created to identify and share cyber threat indicators, which are pieces of information necessary to describe or identify “malicious reconnaissance;” a method of defeating...more

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Congress Passes Five Cybersecurity Bills During The Lame Duck

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Congress surprised many by passing five cybersecurity bills during the post-election “lame duck” session that concluded last week. The White House has indicated that the President will sign all five measures into law. ...more

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Congress Passes The Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014: Bringing Federal Agency Information Security into the...

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The Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) was passed by the Senate on December 8th, by the House on December 10th, and by the President on December 18th. It is a comprehensive bill intended to bring...more

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Congress Passes Cybersecurity Workforce Legislation

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The Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014 was passed by the Senate on September 18th, by the House on December 10th, and signed by the President on December 18th. It contains provisions from the Cybersecurity Workforce...more

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