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Decoded - Technology Law Insights, V 6, Issue 7, July 2025

Welcome to our seventh issue of 2025 of Decoded - our technology law insights e-newsletter. What does the US GENIUS Act Mean for Stablecoins? “The White House categorically states it is a historic piece of legislation that...more

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Defense In-Depth: Cybersecurity For Energy

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Glenn Hartfiel, Principal, and Geoff Yut, Consultant, at Opportune LLP discuss why recent geopolitical events are heightening the need for the implementation of improved cybersecurity measures in the energy industry, why...more

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House of Reps, TSA Tackle Cybersecurity in the Energy Industry

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This week, the House of Representatives approved three measures aimed at improving cybersecurity in the energy industry...more

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Energy + Cybersecurity: What's In the Pipeline? [More with McGlinchey Ep. 23]

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You may have heard about recent cyberattacks on utility companies that resulted in large ransoms being paid and our nation’s critical utility infrastructure being compromised. In this episode of More with McGlinchey, Kristi...more

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Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Cybersecurity for Pipelines and LNG Facilities

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Colonial Pipeline shut down 5,500 miles of its East Coast pipeline on May 7, 2021, in an effort to contain a security breach resulting from a ransomware attack. Colonial’s pipeline is one of the nation’s largest and carries...more

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Cyberattack Shuts Down Cross-Country Gas Pipeline System

It was not a matter of if, but when. On Friday, Colonial Pipeline Company, the largest U.S. fuel pipeline, closed its entire 5,500-mile pipeline system that carries liquid fuels, including gasoline, from the Gulf Coast of...more

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Cybersecurity 2021 – The Year in Preview: Ransomware, the Latest Threat to the Nation’s Energy Supply

Editors’ Note: This is the first in our fifth-annual end-of-year series examining important trends in data privacy and cybersecurity in the coming year. The Growing Threat of Ransomware - According to media reports,...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2019

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Consistent with our experience, security firm McAfee has confirmed in a report that ransomware attacks have doubled in 2019. Medical providers have been hit hard this year, and one provider, Wood Ranch Medical, located in...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - August 2019 #3

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It was reported this week by The Guardian and Forbes that security researchers from Vpnmentor have discovered and published a report that Suprema, a company that collects and monitors biometric information such as...more

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Offshore Cybersecurity Guidelines Issued

DNV GL recently issued a new globally applicable recommended practice (DNLVGL-RP-G108) to assist oil and gas operators, system integrators and managers, and vendors in the offshore industry to manage increasing cybersecurity...more

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Cybersecurity 2017: The Year in Preview

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Introduction - Cybersecurity was a prominent factor in 2016 in all aspects of government, business and personal affairs. Russian and other foreign national hacking has the potential to spark a new form of cold...more

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World Energy Council warns utility industry of advanced malware

The World Energy Council recently warned the utility industry that one of the top threats to the energy sector is advanced malware attacks. The warning noted that the utility sector is vulnerable because of the size of the...more

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