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Cybersecurity: Defending Freedom with Information Management

Information Governance Perspectives

foia #aiim #jointchiefs. The post Cybersecurity: Defending Freedom with Information Management appeared first on Rafael Moscatel. Governments at all levels can educate and work with their communities to raise awareness of the risks and mitigation strategies that should be considered.

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Personal Information of Millions of US Voters Available on Dark Web

Adam Levin

Cybersecurity researchers have determined the records are authentic and current as of March 2020. State and federal government officials have denied that the data was acquired via hacking and have maintained that the data was available through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). “[We]

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CISA: “We don’t stab the wounded.”

Data Matters

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”), repeatedly emphasizes CISA’s cooperative approach with the U.S. During her interview with Sidley’s Alan Raul on April 13, 2022, Easterly emphasized that CISA’s role was not to “name, blame, shame, or stab the wounded” victims of cybersecurity incidents. private sector.

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U.S. Congress Releases Compromise Bill on Cybersecurity Information Sharing

Hunton Privacy

trillion omnibus spending bill that contained cybersecurity information sharing language that is based on a compromise between the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, which passed in the Senate in October, and two cybersecurity information sharing bills that passed in the House earlier this year.

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DHS and DOJ Issue Final Guidance on the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015

Hunton Privacy

Department of Justice (“DOJ”) jointly issued final guidance on the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (“CISA”). Enacted in December 2015, CISA includes a variety of measures designed to strengthen private and public sector cybersecurity. This document was developed by DHS and DOJ pursuant Section 105(b) of CISA.

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Michigan Adopts National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Insurance Data Security Model Law

Data Matters

By doing so, Michigan joins Ohio and South Carolina as the third state to adopt the Model Law and the fifth state – along with Connecticut and New York – to have enacted cybersecurity regulations focused on insurance companies. FOIA Protections. Exclusive State Cybersecurity Standards. MCL § 500.550. MCL § 500.550.

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New law imposes disclosure requirements on software licensors

Data Protection Report

Moreover, if the person is a US person or affiliate, the person must disclose whether he or she has ever sought or currently holds a license under the Export Administration Regulations (EARs) or International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITARs), as such disclosures are exempt from FOIA or corresponding state access to information laws.

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