Eversheds Sutherland Cybersecurity and Privacy Insights Blog
content top

NIST Issues Cyber Incident Response Guidance

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a new guidance to help organizations develop a “game plan” for responding to cybersecurity incidents. NIST’s Guide for Cybersecurity Event Recovery comes as the federal government prepares to issue its finalized cyber incident response plan prior to President-elect Trump’s inauguration in January. NIST’s new guide...

Amendment to Criminal Procedure Rule 41 Impacts Data Privacy in U.S. and Abroad

On December 1, 2016, amended Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (FRCP) went into effect, thus expanding federal law enforcement’s power to search and seize electronic data. The new rule will allow law enforcement to seek a warrant from a “magistrate judge with authority in any district where activities related to a crime may have occurred” and use that warrant to...

Report of Cybersecurity Commission Expected to be Released Friday

According to recent news reports (subscription required), the White House is expected on Friday, December 2, to publicly release the report prepared by the blue-ribbon commission on enhancing national cybersecurity. It is anticipated that this report will offer policy initiatives that can be implemented immediately by the next administration, and the report is expected to serve as a...