ArticleMassachusetts Attorney General Educates Law Enforcement On Cyber CrimeOn April 26, the Massachusetts Attorney General hosted the sixth annual National Cyber Crime Conference. United StatesTechnologyJones Day
ArticleNew SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure RulesOn July 26, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), voted to adopt new rules for public companies that will require disclosures regarding "material" cybersecurity incidents...United StatesTechnologyWilmerHale
ArticleNIST Releases Guide To Help Organizations Recover From Cybersecurity IncidentsOn December 22, 2016, the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST") published the Guide for Cybersecurity Event Recovery to assist organizations in recovering from cybersecurity incidents.United StatesTechnologyJones Day
ArticleNIST Teams With Florida International University For Cybersecurity Education OutreachThe collaboration will be managed by NIST's National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Program.United StatesTechnologyJones Day
ArticleNIST Updates Cybersecurity FrameworkOn December 5, 2017, the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST") published the second draft of the proposedUnited StatesTechnologyJones Day
ArticleNY AG Settles Over Mobile App Security IssuesFive companies settled with the New York Attorney General over mobile app data security issues at the end of last year. The AG alleged that the companies, Western Union, Priceline, Equifax,United StatesTechnologySheppard
ArticleNY Attorney General Settles With Computer Manufacturer After Data BreachOn January 26, 2017, the New York Attorney General's office announced that a computer manufacturer would pay $115,000 in penalties and overhaul its cybersecurity practices...United StatesTechnologyJones Day
ArticleOCIE Highlights Areas For Firms To Improve Cybersecurity PracticesThe SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations issued a risk alert outlining observations related to the cybersecurity practices observed during the course of its examinations.United StatesTechnologyHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
ArticleOECD Will Hold Webinar On Policy Paper On Synthetic Biology, AI, And AutomationThe OECD will host a webinar examining how synthetic biology, artificial intelligence, and automation are converging to accelerate innovation and enable complex applications across multiple sectors.United StatesTechnologyBergeson & Campbell
ArticlePratt's Privacy & Cybersecurity Law Report: Narrowing The Scope Of The Computer Fraud And Abuse Act: Ninth Circuit Finds In Favor Of Data Aggregator Scraping Data From Public WebsiteA "defining feature of public websites is that their publicly available sections lack limitations on access; instead, those sections are open to anyone with a web browser." United StatesTechnologyIce Miller LLP
ArticlePreparing For A Ransomware AttackRansomware is one of the rising scourges of the business world, with approximately 50% of U.S. companies reporting being hit with a ransomware attack in the past year, according to a recent study.United StatesTechnologyOrrick
ArticleProposed Rules From The SEC Intended To Enhance Public Company Disclosures About Cybersecurity RisksOn March 9, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rules that are intended to enhance disclosures about cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, ...United StatesTechnologyWilmerHale
ArticleRecent SEC Report On Cybersecurity Preparedness And Response Serves As Warning Of Future EnforcementThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") recently provided issuers with a reminder of the potential for enforcement for insufficient cybersecurityUnited StatesTechnologyReed Smith
ArticleSEC Discloses 2016 Cyber Intrusion To EDGAR SystemOn September 20, the Securities and Exchange Commission Commission Chairman explained that a 2016 cyber intrusion exploiting a software vulnerability may have been the basis for illicit gain...United StatesTechnologyJones Day
ArticleSEC OCIE Includes Cybersecurity In 2017 Examination PrioritiesThese priorities represent practices, products, and services that the OCIE perceives to present potential heightened risks to investors or the markets.United StatesTechnologyJones Day
ArticleSEC OCIE Issues Risk Alert With Observations From Cybersecurity ExaminationsOn August 7, OCIE staff released a risk alert containing the staff's observations from its Cybersecurity 2 Initiative, an examination of 75 investment advisers, broker dealers...United StatesTechnologyJones Day
ArticleState Governments Move To Regulate AI In 2024Across the country, state leaders are introducing legislation and taking executive actions related to AI at a rapid pace. While no state has passed a comprehensive AI law...United StatesTechnologyWilmerHale
ArticleSupreme Court Leaves Standing For Privacy And Cybersecurity Cases UnresolvedPrivacy & Cybersecurity Litigation partner Michelle Visser, counsel David Cohen and associate Nicole Gelsomini authored this blog post ...United StatesTechnologyOrrick
ArticleSWIFT Messaging System To Start Suspicious Payment Alerts To Defend BanksOn April 12, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication announced measures to defend banks against cyberattacks that target banks' connections to the SWIFT messaging system.United StatesTechnologyJones Day