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DOJ Report Suggests Direction For Addressing Cyber Threats

As many of you have no doubt seen, the Justice Department recently released the report of the Attorney General’s Cyber Digital Task Force, a body the Attorney General had created in February. In the report, the Task Force, chaired by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, seeks to answer the question: “How is the Department responding … Continue Reading

Justice Department Creates Cyber-Digital Task Force

By Jonathan E. Meyer and Townsend Bourne on February 26, 2018 Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Security, Government Privacy

On February 20, the Department of Justice announced that Attorney General Sessions had created a new, cross-departmental Cyber-Digital Task Force. He directed the Task Force to advise him on the most effective ways for DOJ to confront cyber threats and keep Americans safe. Specifically, the Task Force is charged with canvassing the work the Department … Continue Reading

2018 Likely a Year of Rising Government Standards for Securing Information

By Jonathan E. Meyer on January 10, 2018 Posted in Data Security, Government Privacy

For companies that do business with the government, 2017 was a year of transition, as many began to follow the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, worked to accomplish Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) certification, or rushed to rid their systems of products from Kaspersky Lab. Perhaps most significant was the rush of Pentagon contractors to come … Continue Reading

Will 2018 Bring Developments in Government Access to Electronic Records?

By Jonathan E. Meyer on January 4, 2018 Posted in Cybersecurity, Government Privacy

2018 should prove to be a particularly interesting year on the subject of government access to private electronic records, as 2017 has served as an interesting prelude to what’s ahead:… Continue Reading

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