EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Adopted
Posted on Jul 12, 2016 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Adopted
The European Commission has adopted the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield data transfer procedure, which replaces the safe harbor arrangement that was struck down by the European Court of Justice in October 2015. The Privacy Shield provides for additional protection of personal data, including dispute resolution and review procedures. In the United States, the Department of Commerce is...
EU Leaders Approve EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
Posted on Jul 8, 2016 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on EU Leaders Approve EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
The European Union’s (EU) Article 31 committee, which is made up EU member states, has voted to approve the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. This Trans-Atlantic Privacy Shield data transfer procedure replaces the safe harbor data transfer arrangement that was struck down by the European Court of Justice in October of last year. Formal sign off on the Privacy Shield by EU and U.S. officials is...
NIST Announces Smart Grid Advisory Committee Meeting
Posted on Jun 21, 2016 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on NIST Announces Smart Grid Advisory Committee Meeting
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that its Smart Grid Advisory Committee will meet July 13-14 at the NIST headquarters in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The meeting will provide an update on the NIST Smart Grid and Cyber-Physical Systems Program activities, and an opportunity to discuss the resiliency and reliability of the electric gird. Written comments may...
NIST Releases Draft Guidance on Cybersecurity Event Recovery
Posted on Jun 16, 2016 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on NIST Releases Draft Guidance on Cybersecurity Event Recovery
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) released draft guidance that outlines practices for responding to and recovering from cyberattacks. The goal of this publication, according to NIST, is to offer “tactical and strategic guidance regarding the planning, playbook developing, testing, and improvement of recovery planning.” Public comments are being accepted...
DHS Issues Final Information Sharing Guidelines
Posted on Jun 16, 2016 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on DHS Issues Final Information Sharing Guidelines
The Department of Homeland Security has issued final guidance on the implementation of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015. The final guidance documents include: Guidance to Assist Non-Federal Entities to Share Cyber Threat Indicators and Defensive Measures with Federal Entities under the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, Privacy and Civil Liberties Final...
NIST Releases Framework of Standards for Cyber-Physical Systems
Posted on Jun 13, 2016 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on NIST Releases Framework of Standards for Cyber-Physical Systems
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a preliminary version of a framework for Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). This framework was created with the goal of establishing a foundation from which CPS can be developed, designed, and built to work seamlessly with other smart systems. The framework was developed over a two-year period by a public-private working...
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