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NIST Releases Internet of Things (IoT) Security Guidance

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Data Protection Report - Norton Rose FulbrightLate last year, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) released  Special Publication 800-160 (the “Guidance”) on implementing security in Internet-of-Things (“IoT”) devices.  The Guidance was released following several highly-publicized distributed denial-of-service (“DDoS”) attacks in 2016 and is intended to provide a framework for software engineers to better address security issues and to develop … Continue reading

US Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity: Action Plan for the President-Elect

Photo of Anna Rudawski (US)By Anna Rudawski (US) on Posted in Compliance and risk management, Regulatory response
Data Protection Report - Norton Rose FulbrightThe US Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity, a nonpartisan group established by President Obama in early 2016, released its final report on December 1, 2016. The report provides an in-depth view of cybersecurity challenges facing the digital economy, and provides a roadmap for addressing those challenges. For some issues, the Commission recommends that the next … Continue reading

White House presses for robust sharing of cyber-threat information

Photo of Susan Ross (US)By Susan Ross (US) on Posted in Compliance and risk management, General
Data Protection Report - Norton Rose FulbrightOn February 13, 2015, President Obama spoke forcefully on cybersecurity threats at the Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection Summit, and signed an Executive Order designed to encourage the sharing of cyber-threat information through the formation of “hubs” – Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations (ISAOs). The President observed that much of the United States’ critical infrastructure runs … Continue reading
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