On February 12th, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released its long-anticipated Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity together with a companionRoadmap for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. The Framework is issued in accordance with President Obama’s
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Cyber Insurance – Selecting the Right Policy
By K&L Gates
K&L Gates lawyers Roberta Anderson and Nickolas Milonas recently developed a list of five key issues to consider when selecting a cyber insurance policy, including identifying an organization’s risk profile, checking against an organization’s existing policies, purchasing cyber insurance as-needed,…
The Impact of PRISM on the U.S. Cloud Industry
By Chad W. King
The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF) recently published a white paper addressing the question, “how much will PRISM cost the U.S. cloud computing industry?” The answer according to ITIF: a lot. ITIF projects that, over the next…
Spotlight On Cyber “Cloud” Insurance Coverage
By K&L Gates
By Roberta D. Anderson
Every company is at cyber risk. Reports of high-profile cyber attacks make headlines almost every day and confirm the reality: cyber attacks are on the rise with unprecedented frequency, sophistication and scale. And it…
Cybersecurity Webcast Focuses on Risks and What Companies Need to Know
By K&L Gates
By Marty Stern
The recent rise in frequency and sophistication of cyber attacks underscores the reality that nearly every company faces some sort of risk. Data security breaches and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, among others, can target every industry from…
Business Considerations in Cloud Contracts
By K&L Gates
Cloud contracts present a variety of issues, including several business issues that companies should address in the early stages of any cloud strategy. Below are a few best practices that companies should consider when pursuing cloud contracts.
- Know Where It’s
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NIST Developing Cybersecurity Best Practices
By Chad W. King
K&L Gates lawyers Nickolas Milonas, Marc Martin, and Paul Stimers have posted an article at TMT Law Watch covering the recent Cyberspace Executive Order signed by President Obama. “Cybersecurity Executive Order Aims to Increase Information Sharing and…
The Trouble with Rogue Clouds
By Chad W. King
A recent Symantec survey shows some troubling issues in cloud usage among businesses, including “rogue clouds” and how using them them might expose a company’s confidential information.
A “rogue cloud” is a cloud-based service used for company purposes without being…
US-Japan Report on Cloud Computing Wary of EU Privacy Protections
By K&L Gates
By Chad King and Nickolas Milonas
The United States and Japan recently concluded a Director General-level meeting of the US-Japan Policy Cooperation Dialogue on the Internet Economy, addressing cloud computing and other Internet-related issues. The Cooperation Dialogue is focused on…
Election 2012: What it Means for Emerging Technologies
By K&L Gates
The upcoming national election not only determines who will sit in the Oval Office and on Capitol Hill. It will also impact every emerging technology company, their investors and American innovation for years to come.
You are invited to a…