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It’s a New Year and a Good Time for a Cybersecurity Checkup

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2024 was another active year in cybersecurity, with high-profile vulnerabilities and data breaches, and government and private sector responses to them. Examples include pervasive ransomware attacks targeting the healthcare,...more

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Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity: What Does It Mean for Business?

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In response to recent highly publicized cybersecurity incidents, President Biden signed an Executive Order on May 12, 2021, that contains eight key initiatives aimed at modernizing the federal government’s response to...more

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NIST Updates SP 800-171 To Enhance DoD Contractor Security Against Cyber Attack

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Cybersecurity continues to be an imperative for the protection of the Department of Defense (DoD) and its contractors' supply chain. On June 19, 2019, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued two draft...more

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The OMB’s New Cybersecurity Guidance for Federal Contractors

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Is Controlled Unclassified Information Out of Control? The OMB apparently thinks so. On August 11, 2015, the Obama administration, through the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which is the largest office within the...more

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Defense Department Issues Interim Rule Requiring Contractor and Subcontractor Reporting of Cyber Incidents

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On August 26, 2015, the Department of Defense (DoD) published a long-awaited Interim Rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to require “rapid” reporting of “cyber incidents” that result in...more

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OMB Issues Guidance on Government Contractors’ Cybersecurity Systems

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The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a draft guidance document on Aug. 11, 2015, titled “Improving Cybersecurity Protection in Federal Acquisitions” (the “OMB Guidance”). The OMB Guidance instructs agencies on...more

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