legislation
A Look at the Computer Security Act of 1987
U.S. Federal Cybersecurity Today Computer security regulations have come a long way from their early beginnings. Even before the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), there was the Computer Security Act of ...
Australia Proposes Security Law to Protect Critical Infrastructure Against Cyber Attacks
The Australian Government is committed to protecting the essential services all Australians rely on by uplifting the security and resilience of critical infrastructure. Increasingly interconnected and interdependent critical infrastructure is delivering efficiencies ...
The Good and Not So Good of the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020
In September, the House of Representatives passed a bill requiring that all internet of things (IoT) devices purchased by the government meet minimum security requirements. Of course, with everything being connected to ...
What Is the EU Cybersecurity Act and What Does It Mean for US-Based Businesses?
During the previous weeks, we provided a thorough overview of the EU NIS Directive, focusing on the Operators of Essential Systems (OES), the Digital Service Providers (DSP) and the compliance frameworks. Our ...
What New Cybersecurity Legislation Doesn’t Include
Cybersecurity legislation needs to include ways to improve IT hygiene and visibility, the collective root of the cybersecurity problem Cybersecurity challenges aren’t slowing down. Government websites have been hacked and kicked offline ...
What to Expect from Brazil’s New Data Protection Law
The European GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is one of the most influential consumer privacy laws that has affected 500,000 companies throughout the world. This law has played a crucial role in ...
IoT Security: Sen. Warner’s Letter to IoT Manufacturers
With more IoT devices in homes and businesses, is Washington finally ready to address the security of these devices? With Gartner projecting 5.8 billion IoT endpoints in use this year, Palo Alto Networks research indicates ...
California Proposal for Mandatory Cyber Insurance
Will California’s bill to force cyber insurance be a harbinger for the rest of the U.S.? On Feb. 15, California Assemblyman Ed Chau, representing the Western San Gabriel Valley (near President Nixon’s ...
Bill to Prevent Child Porn Could Kill Encryption
New legislation being introduced by Sen. Lindsay Graham ostensibly to prevent the spread of child porn and other child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) may have the effect of prohibiting the kinds of ...
Americans would pay up front to keep their online identity and data private
2020 is off to a good start in the United States, with rising consumer awareness about privacy matters, according to new research published on National Data Privacy Day. After America’s Health Insurance ...
