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President Biden Signs Two Bills Aimed at Enhancing Government Cybersecurity

Hunton Privacy

On June 21, 2022, President Biden signed into law, the State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act of 2021 (S. 2520) (the “Cybersecurity Act”) and the Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act (S. The Cybersecurity Act amends certain provisions of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.

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Cybersecurity Services combat an APT with NDR

OpenText Information Management

State carry out comprehensive assessments of their cybersecurity services and practices. Enter OpenText™, a trailblazing force in the realm of cybersecurity , with its cutting-edge Network Detection and Response (NDR). OpenText Cybersecurity Services will be your guide to cyber resilience. Both the U.S.

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NYDFS Proposes Updated Second Amendment to Its Cybersecurity Regulation

Hunton Privacy

On June 28, 2023, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) published an updated proposed Second Amendment (“Amendment”) to its Cybersecurity Regulation, 23 NYCRR Part 500. As described below, senior governing bodies would have new oversight responsibilities under the amendments.

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NYDFS releases major update to Part 500 cybersecurity requirements for financial services companies

Data Protection Report

On November 1, 2023, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) released the finalized amendments of Part 500 of its cybersecurity regulations. This notice requirement explicitly applies to cybersecurity incidents occurring to the covered entity itself, its affiliates, or a third-party service provider.

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U.S. and Foreign Cybersecurity and Intelligence Agencies Recommend Measures to Counteract Threat of Russian Cyberattacks

Data Matters

The advisory was promptly endorsed by the National Cyber Security Centre, a division of Government Communications Headquarters (“GCHQ”), a UK intelligence agency. government, especially in light of ongoing tensions between the U.S. Like an incident response plan, MFA has become a critical element of cybersecurity programs.

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Pro-Russian hacktivists target Italy government websites

Security Affairs

Our Legion conducts military cyber exercises in your countries in order to improve their skills. ” The list of the targeted websites was shared on the Telegram channel of the Pro-Russian hacker collective known as The Legion which focuses on attacks against Western organizations and governments, including NATO countries and the Ukraine.

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Setting the standards in cybersecurity, part I: governance

CGI

Setting the standards in cybersecurity, part I: governance. Cybersecurity is firmly on the critical path for digital enterprises, with board-level accountability. In this first of a three-part blog series, I explore the role of cybersecurity standards in the larger IT governance context. Tue, 07/23/2019 - 23:17.