Only four months in and 2021 has already been a big year for state cybersecurity safe harbor legislation. Two states, Utah and Connecticut, have recently enacted or introduced a breach litigation safe harbor to incentivize businesses to protect … [Read more] about 2021 Developments in State Cybersecurity Safe Harbor Laws
Russia Sanctioned For Role In SolarWinds Supply Chain Attack
On April 15, 2021, the Biden Administration took a significant step in announcing sanctions against the Russian Government and private Russian entities for multiple internationally-destabilizing activities, including the Russian Foreign Intelligence … [Read more] about Russia Sanctioned For Role In SolarWinds Supply Chain Attack
U.S. Takes Unprecedented Action to Disrupt State-Sponsored Exploitation of Microsoft Exchange Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
On April 13, 2021, a federal district court granted a motion to partially unseal an FBI application and search warrant following the successful conclusion of an FBI operation to eradicate malicious web shells placed on U.S.-based computers by Chinese … [Read more] about U.S. Takes Unprecedented Action to Disrupt State-Sponsored Exploitation of Microsoft Exchange Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
NYDFS Announces Cybersecurity Settlement, Addresses Multi-Factor Authentication Rules
On April 14, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services ("NYDFS") announced a settlement with National Securities Corporation (“National Securities”), a licensed insurer, in connection with claims under the NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation (23 … [Read more] about NYDFS Announces Cybersecurity Settlement, Addresses Multi-Factor Authentication Rules
The GDPR Reaches the US Supreme Court in Cert Petition
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been raised in a petition for certiorari before the US Supreme Court, apparently for the first time since the GDPR entered into application in 2018. A party in Vesuvius USA Corp. v. Phillips has … [Read more] about The GDPR Reaches the US Supreme Court in Cert Petition