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On September 6, 2022, the California legislature presented Assembly Bill 2392 to Governor Gavin Newsom. AB-2392, which has not yet been signed by Governor Newsom, would allow Internet-connected device manufacturers to satisfy existing device labeling requirements by complying with National Institute of Standards and Technology standards for consumer Internet of Things products.
Continue Reading New California Legislation Adds to Existing Smart Device Labeling Requirements

On September 22, 2021, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo released a joint statement on the Department of Homeland Security’s issuance of preliminary Critical Infrastructure Control Systems Cybersecurity Performance Goals and Objectives. The Preliminary Goals identify nine overarching control system cybersecurity performance goals, each containing specific objectives to support the deployment and operation of secure control systems.
Continue Reading DHS Issues Cybersecurity Guidance for Critical Infrastructure Firms

On October 1, 2021, Connecticut’s two new data security laws went into effect. The new laws modify Connecticut’s existing breach notification requirements and establish a safe harbor for businesses that create and maintain a written cybersecurity program.
Continue Reading UPDATE: New Connecticut Breach Notification Requirements and Cybersecurity Safe Harbor Are Now in Effect

On September 14 and 15, 2021, the National Institute of Standards and Technology held a public workshop, as part of its effort to create a consumer labeling program to communicate the security capabilities of consumer Internet of Things devices and software development practices, as mandated by the Biden administration’s May 2021 Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity. …
Continue Reading NIST Holds a Two-Day Public Workshop on Cybersecurity Labeling Programs for Internet of Things Devices and Software

Connecticut recently passed two cybersecurity laws that will become effective on October 1, 2021. The newly passed laws modify Connecticut’s existing breach notification requirements and establish a safe harbor for businesses that create and maintain a written cybersecurity program that complies with applicable state or federal law or industry-recognized security frameworks.
Continue Reading New Connecticut Breach Notification Requirements and Cybersecurity Safe Harbor Effective October 2021

On July 28, 2021, President Biden signed a National Security Memorandum that formally establishes an Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Initiative and directs the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology, in collaboration with other agencies, to develop and issue cybersecurity performance goals for critical infrastructure.
Continue Reading White House Issues Memorandum on Improving Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Control Systems