Wearable devices, including health and activity monitors, video and audio recorders, location trackers, and other interconnected devices in the form of watches, wristbands, glasses, rings, bracelets, belts, gloves, earrings and shoes are being heavily promoted in the next wave of consumer electronics. It is estimated that 90 million wearable data devices (“WDD”) will be… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Cybersecurity
NIST Framework for Critical Infrastructure Released
Posted in CybersecurityThe release yesterday of the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity by the National Institute of Standards and Technology caps a year-long effort by NIST to find an industry consensus for assessing and improving the cybersecurity of the nation’s privately-owned critical infrastructure. We will be publishing a more detailed analysis of the final Framework in… Continue Reading
Congress Moves Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Bill
Posted in Cybersecurity, LegislationOn Wednesday, the House Homeland Security Committee passed a substitute bill for H.R. 3696, the National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013. The committee substitute bill was broadly supported by both parties. As it presently stands, H.R. 3696 delegates to the Department of Homeland Security the responsibility for civilian cybersecurity research and development, incident detection… Continue Reading
Federal IT Acquisition Policy Recommendations Focus on Cybersecurity
Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Compliance & SecurityThe Department of Defense and the General Services Administration, which together spend more than $500 billion annually on information technology, have released a joint report to the White House recommending steps to upgrade the cybersecurity requirements of acquisitions of information technology and services throughout the federal government. These recommendations will affect not only suppliers to… Continue Reading
BOSTON: Join Us for “Cybersecurity: It’s Not Just for IT Anymore”
Posted in Class Action Litigation, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Compliance & Security, Privacy Litigation, Privacy Regulation, SecurityIf you are in the Boston area (or will be on September 26), please join us for an afternoon discussion on cybersecurity and the growing risk to corporate directors. It’s no longer just the purview of a company’s IT or compliance personnel. Cybersecurity needs to be elevated to boardroom discussion and this seminar will cover what… Continue Reading
DataGuidance: Cynthia Larose on Cybersecurity Framework
Posted in Data Compliance & SecurityAs published in DataGuidance USA: New cybersecurity framework has far-reaching effects on US economy President Obama issued – on 12 February 2013 – the long-awaited Executive Order entitled ‘Improving Infrastructure Cybersecurity’ (the Order), alongside Presidential Policy Directive/PPD 21, to establish a nation-wide ‘Cybersecurity Framework’ and ‘enhance the security and resilience of the Nation’s critical infrastructure’…. Continue Reading
Detailed Summary of Cybersecurity Executive Order
Posted in Privacy Regulation, SecurityOur colleagues in our Washington, DC office have prepared a detailed summary of the President’s Cybersecurity Executive Order. Read Summary of Final Cybersecurity Executive Order
President Signs Cybersecurity Executive Order
Posted in Data Compliance & Security, Security“America must … face the rapidly growing threat from cyber-attacks. Now, we know hackers steal people’s identities and infiltrate private emails. We know foreign countries and companies swipe our corporate secrets. Now our enemies are also seeking the ability to sabotage our power grid, our financial institutions, our air traffic control systems. We cannot look back… Continue Reading
Cybersecurity in the 113th Congress
Posted in Data Breach, Data Breach Notification, Legislation, Privacy Regulation, SecurityThe 113th Congress will bring new leadership to the House Homeland Security Committee and the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committees — all responsible for cybersecurity issues. President Obama is expected to release an Executive Order (based on the draft circulated in late November 2012) very soon, perhaps before the State of the Union… Continue Reading
First of a series (updated): Issues for 2013
Posted in Class Action Litigation, Data Breach, Data Breach Notification, Data Compliance & SecurityHappy New Year! We are beginning this week with a series of top Privacy and Security issues for 2013, as we see them. Let’s start with an issue of interest to publicly traded companies, or companies considering going public in 2013 – a reminder that cybersecurity issues are of interest to the Securities… Continue Reading
Cybersecurity and Privacy Issues in the Lame Duck and 113th Congress
Posted in Legislation, Privacy RegulationWith a victory in last week’s election for President Obama, there is an increased chance for an Executive Order on Cybersecurity before the end of the year. Our colleagues at ML Strategies have published a post-election analysis of telecommunications issues, including cybersecurity and privacy and that analysis is available here – ML Strategies Legislative Alert… Continue Reading
You’ve Got Mail: Senator Rockefeller Sends Letter to CEOs re: Cybersecurity….Reply Requested
Posted in Data Compliance & Security, Privacy RegulationWritten by Adam Veness Senator John D. Rockefeller IV (D., W.Va.) recently sent a letter to the CEOs of all Fortune 500 companies asking the companies for more information about their cybersecurity practices. The letter comes a month after Senate Republicans filibustered and blocked a bill that would have established voluntary computer security standards for… Continue Reading
“Back to School” – Upcoming Cybersecurity Event in Boston
Posted in Data Breach, Data Breach Notification, Data Compliance & SecurityIt’s that time of year again – and not just the kiddies are headed back to school. We’re co-sponsoring a free cybersecurity event with a panel of experts to discuss risk management and risk transfer in the privacy/security world. More information, including registration link, is posted here. Watch this blog for announcement of a webinar… Continue Reading
SEC Guidance to Public Companies: Evaluate and Disclose Cybersecurity Risks
Posted in Class Action Litigation, Data Breach, Data Compliance & Security, Privacy LitigationThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued guidance to public companies with respect to disclosure relating to cybersecurity and data breach risks. This release is from the Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance and is not a rule or regulation — but it is clear that public companies that ignore the advice in the Disclosure… Continue Reading
Massive Heist of Classified Documents – Pentagon Reports of Cyberwar
Posted in Uncategorized“In a single intrusion this March, 24,000 files were taken.” Chilling words yesterday from Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn in a speech revealing the nation’s strategy for cyberspace. Last night, CBS News Pentagon Correspondent David Martin got an unprecedented look inside the command center at the Pentagon and filed a report worth watching: CBS News Report… Continue Reading
Commerce Department: Call for national, voluntary codes of cybersecurity conduct
Posted in UncategorizedPrivacy and security has become a major focus of the Department of Commerce. The Department’s Internet Policy Task Force has issued its second green paper, this one proposing the creation of nationally recognized voluntary codes of conduct to help strengthen cybersecurity. Comments will be accepted on “Cybersecurity, Innovation and the Internet Economy” through August 1, 2011…. Continue Reading
Senate Commerce Committee Approves Rockefeller-Snowe Cybersecurity Act
Posted in Data Compliance & SecurityWe will post a link to the amended legislation as soon as it is released by the Committee. The Senate Commerce Committee press release – WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME), a senior member of the committee,… Continue Reading
