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White House Cyber Commission Issues Requests for Information

The White House’s Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity has announced in a Federal Register Notice that it is seeking information on a variety of cybersecurity topics. The Notice indicates that the Commission is seeking information on topics including critical infrastructure cybersecurity, cyber insurance, research and development, the cyber workforce, federal governance,...

Federal Judge Dismisses Class Action Arising from Data Breach

A D.C. federal judge has dismissed a putative class action against CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield that arose from a 2014 data breach. The judge determined that the alleged injuries suffered by the seven named plaintiffs failed to establish standing to sue, finding that “merely having one’s personal information stolen in a data breach is insufficient to establish standing to sue the...

Cyber Storm V Highlights Need for Greater Info-sharing and Formalized Incident Response

Results from the Department of Homeland Security’s  (“DHS”) “Cyber Storm V” national exercise revealed that challenges remain around information and cyber threat indictor sharing, and that a plan for widespread cyber response would help improve response from government and industry to cyberattacks. Though the exercise showed that challenges remain, it also revealed an increased...