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Clothing Retailers Confirm Data Breach
In April 2018, two major clothing retailers confirmed that hackers breached the stores' points of sale systems to steal the credit card information of more than a million shoppers.
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Department Of Defense To Create Joint Artificial Intelligence Center
On April 13, 2018, the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering stated that the Department of Defense planned to create a "joint artificial intelligence center."Jones Day - Article
DOD Announces Cyber Bug Bounty Program
On March 2, the Department of Defense ("DOD") announced that it would invite hackers to test the department's cybersecurity.Jones Day - Article
DOJ Issues Framework For Vulnerability Disclosure Programs
In July, the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") Criminal Division's Cybersecurity Unit released a framework to help public and private-sector organizations comply with the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.Jones Day - Article
Federal Judge Approves Settlement In Case Involving Leaked Tax Data
On January 24, a North Carolina federal judge granted preliminary approval to a proposed settlement between an aircraft maintenance company ...Jones Day - Article
House Bill Seeks To Examine DHS's Cyber Vulnerabilities
On January 9, the House of Representatives passed the Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act, which requires the Secretary of DHS to report to Congress ...Jones Day - Article
House Passes Cyber Diplomacy Act Of 2017
On January 17, the House of Representatives passed the Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017, a bill that would reestablish an Office of Cyber Issues within the State Department ...Jones Day - Article
House Passes DHS Reauthorization Bill With New Cybersecurity Provisions
On July 20, the House of Representatives passed the Department of Homeland Security Reauthorization Act, which contains new cybersecurity directives and Department functions...Jones Day - Article
Massachusetts Attorney General Provides Portal To Report Data Breaches
On February 1, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey unveiled a portal on the Agency's Security Breach website that allows users to notify ...Jones Day - Article
NCSC Releases 2018 Foreign Economic Espionage In Cyberspace Report
On July 26, the National Counterintelligence and Security Center ("NCSC") released its 2018 Foreign Economic Espionage in Cyberspace report, which highlighted current threatsJones Day - Article
New York State Cybersecurity Law Poses Challenge For Insurers
On September 3, another set of New York's cybersecurity regulations under 23 NYCRR 500 went into effect after an 18-month transitional period.Jones Day - Article
NIST Issues Cyber-Threat Intelligence And Information-Sharing Bulletin
The bulletin discusses security alerts, intelligence reports, and tool configurations, as well as strategies to build and participate in information-sharing networks.Jones Day - Article
SEC Announces Two New Enforcement Initiatives
The retail strategy task force will focus on leveraging data analytics and technology to identify large-scale misconduct affecting retail investors.Jones Day - Article
SEC Office Of Compliance Inspections And Examinations Announces 2018 Examination Priorities
On February 7, the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations ("OCIE") announced that cybersecurity was one of its 2018 examination priorities.Jones Day - Article
Senators Seek To Establish Cybersecurity Office Within FTC
On January 10, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) introduced a bill to establish an Office of Cybersecurity within the FTC to supervise data security at consumer reporting agencies.Jones Day - Article
Treasury Department Fines E-Currency Exchange $110 Million For Money Laundering
On July 27, the Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network fined one of the world's largest digital currency exchanges $110 million and charged both the exchange...Jones Day - Article
United States And China Renew Promise Not To Hack
On October 4, U.S. and Chinese officials agreed to not engage in targeted hacking.Jones Day - Article
Washington State Attorney General Sues Transportation Services Company Over Data Breach
On November 28, 2017, Washington's Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced a lawsuit against a transportation services company for violating the state's data breach notification law.Jones Day - Article
Green Building: The Epicenter Of Responsible Investing, ESG Disclosure Requirements And Financial Incentives
A successful green building project may involve much more than construction design and include initial soil decontamination, optimization of financial or fiscal incentives and creative occupancy contracts.Jones Day - Article
Final Agreement To Establish Framework To Easily Transfer Personal Data Between Japan And EU
On July 17, the Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan and the European Commission issued a Joint Statement ...Jones Day