Last week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”) released a set of cyber readiness recommendations for small businesses. The recommendations, which CISA developed in collaboration with small businesses and state and local governments, are intended to assist smaller organizations in implementing organizational cybersecurity practices. While not binding requirements, the … Continue Reading
The White House has released a Presidential Policy Directive on United States Cyber Incident Coordination (PPD-41). PPD-41 is part of President Obama’s broader Cybersecurity National Action Plan, which was unveiled this past February.… Continue Reading
By Ray Biagini and Scott Freling We have already seen tremendous fallout from recent cyber attacks on Target, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Sony Pictures, and J.P. Morgan. Now imagine that, instead of an email server or a database of information, a hacker gained access to the controls of a nuclear reactor or a … Continue Reading
By Caleb Skeath Congress approved a package of five cybersecurity bills after a series of votes in the House and Senate this week, increasing the likelihood that some cybersecurity-related legislation will be signed into law by the end of this year. None of the bills address some of the larger, more contentious cybersecurity issues, such … Continue Reading
Executive Order 13,636 on Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity directed the Secretary of Homeland Security to identify “critical infrastructure at greatest risk” within 150 days after issuance of the Order on February 12, 2013. Section 9 of the Order specified that the Secretary, in consultation with sector-specific agencies, should “use a risk-based approach to identify critical … Continue Reading
By David Fagan and Josephine Liu The Obama Administration today sent Congress its long-awaited legislative proposal for improving U.S. cybersecurity. The proposal is in the form of individual legislative amendments tackling various issues, packaged together as a comprehensive legislative framework. As we previously discussed, cybersecurity is a subject of interest in both chambers of Congress. … Continue Reading
