ArticleNIST Issues Cloud Computing Technology RoadmapOn October 22, NIST issued its final version of the U.S. Government Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap. United StatesPrivacyJones Day
ArticleNIST Releases Cloud Metrics And Federal IT Security Controls GuidelinesOn December 15, 2014, NIST released a draft guideline designed to assist organizations searching for cloud service providers by providing objective measures of capabilities and performance. United StatesPrivacyJones Day
ArticlePerspective: What Will Be The Defining Cybersecurity Issues In 2016?2016 will be another important year in cybersecurity and data privacy, with regulators and the courts continuing to confront difficult issues...United StatesPrivacyButler Snow LLP
ArticlePresident Obama Announces New Sanctions Program For Malicious Cyber ActorsOn April 1, President Obama issued Executive Order 13964, in which he declared a national emergency relating to foreign "malicious cyber-enabled activities." United StatesPrivacyJones Day
ArticlePresidential Telecommunications Group Suggests "Good Samaritan" Framework To Promote Data SharingThe framework is part of the Advisory Committee's Report on "Big Data Analytics" and was supported by numerous high-ranking defense officials.United StatesPrivacyJones Day
ArticlePrivacy Watchdog Seeks Public Comment On U.S. Intelligence Surveillance ProgramsOn March 23, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board issued a request for public comment on the privacy and civil liberties implications of the federal government's counterterrorism activities.United StatesPrivacyJones Day
ArticleRetail Industry Group Testifies Before House Committee On CybersecurityOn March 18, the Senior Vice President of the National Retail Federation testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.United StatesPrivacyJones Day
ArticleRise In "Internet Of Things" Spurs Lawmaker InterestOn June 23, a bipartisan group of senators from the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office.United StatesPrivacyJones Day
ArticleSEC Office Of Compliance Inspections And Examinations Releases Report On Broker-Dealers And Investment Advisers' Cybersecurity PracticesOn February 3, 2015, the SEC's OCIE released a summary of the results from its Cybersecurity Examination Initiative.United StatesPrivacyJones Day
ArticleSEC Seeks Exemption From Warrant Requirement In Email Privacy BillAt a December 1, 2015, hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, the SEC advocated for a warrant exemption carve-out in the Email Privacy Act. United StatesPrivacyJones Day
ArticleSpyEye Malware Hackers Receive Prison Sentences Totaling More Than 24 YearsFrom 2010 through 2012, SpyEye was the preeminent banking Trojan that allowed the theft of login information for bank accounts, PINs, and credit card information.United StatesPrivacyJones Day
ArticleTaking The Mystery Out Of Cybersecurity: What The Average Business Owner Should KnowMatthew S. Adams was featured in the New Jersey Business Magazine article, "Taking the Mystery Out of Cybersecurity: What the Average Business Owner Should Know."United StatesPrivacyFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleTexas House Seeks To Criminalize Computer System BreachesOn April 17, the Texas House passed a law making it a felony to breach a computer system owned by the government or a commercial entity.United StatesPrivacyJones Day
ArticleThird Circuit Interprets "Authorization" Under Computer Fraud And Abuse ActOn February 5, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of a defendant that had been sued by a competitor for allegedly accessing the competitor's computer systems...United StatesPrivacyJones Day
ArticleU.S. Attorney Announces Sentence For Creator Of Blackshades Remote Access Tool MalwareThe defendant allegedly operated an organization called Blackshades, which sold and distributed a malware tool that enabled cybercriminals to take control of users' computers.United StatesPrivacyJones Day
ArticleU.S. District Court Sentences Former NRC Employee To 18 Months In Prison For Spear-Phishing AttackOn April 11, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia sentenced a former employee of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ("NRC") to 18 months in prison...United StatesPrivacyJones Day
ArticleUS FTC Recommends Self-Regulation For IoTThe US Federal Trade Commission issued a report this week on the Internet of Things (IoT), with steps for businesses to ‘enhance and protect consumers’ privacy and security’. United StatesPrivacyClyde & Co
ArticleHouse Resolution Calls For National Strategy On Internet Of ThingsThe resolution also calls on businesses to "implement reasonable privacy and cybersecurity practices" to protect consumers' sensitive data and increase their trust and acceptance of the industry.United StatesTechnologyJones Day
ArticleTech Talk Laws: Technology Transactions Trends In 2021In this episode, Sarah Bruno and LiLing Poh discuss recent trends as organizations invest more in technology through the acquisition of new platforms or programs, or by working with a vendor to...United StatesTechnologyReed Smith