June Cybercapsule

(July 12, 2023) – Consider This

SEC Needs Another Second. On June 6, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) received feedback from industry stakeholders regarding its proposed cybersecurity rules, delaying provision of the final rules until October 2023. Certain banking groups criticized the rules for being too complicated and creating potential enforcement and litigation traps. Wall Street reform groups lauded the rules.

Bipartisan Bill Aimed To Help Hospitals On Life Support. On June 14, 2023, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved legislation to assist rural hospitals in contending with cybersecurity personal shortages.

Reduce The Attack Surface, And That's An Order. On June 15, 2023, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued an order revealing that federal agencies will have 14 days to respond to any reports from CISA about misconfigured or Internet-exposed networking equipment.