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Immunity May Not Protect Gov't-Backed Cyber Operators
By Leslie Weinstein, Daniel Podair and Maahi Saini ( October 21, 2026, 5:07 PM EDT) -- The National Coordination Center was recently directed by a national security presidential memorandum to build a program authorizing private companies to conduct offensive cybersurveillance operations and cyber effects operations against foreign cyber-enabled transnational criminal organizations.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too.
EU Cyber Resilience Act's New Vulnerability And Incident Reporting Requirements For Products With Digital Elements Entered Into Force
Effective September 11, 2026, manufacturers of in-scope products with digital elements will be subject to incident and vulnerability reporting requirements under the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). The CRA established a new EU-wide, product-focused cybersecurity framework, shifting regulatory attention beyond an organization's corporate network and cloud environment to the cybersecurity of the hardware, software, firmware, and connected products that companies place on the EU market.
EU Cyber Resilience Act's New Vulnerability and Incident Reporting Requirements for Products with Digital Elements Entered into Force
Effective September 11, 2026, manufacturers of in-scope products with digital elements will be subject to incident and vulnerability reporting requirements under the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). The CRA established a new EU-wide, product-focused cybersecurity framework, shifting regulatory attention beyond an organization's corporate network and cloud environment to the cybersecurity of the hardware, software, firmware, and connected products that companies place on the EU market.
CIRCIA’s Looming Deadline Puts Corporate Counsel on the Clock
Credit: SERSOLL/AdobeStock If the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) meets its current September 2026 target for issuing the long-awaited final rule implementing the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA), covered entities across the 16 critical infrastructure sectors could face cyber incident reporting obligations as soon as late 2026 or early 2027, depending on the final rule’s effective date.
Cyber excepted service: Bolstering DoD’s cyber workforce
There is a global shortage of cybersecurity professionals, and the United States alone faces a deficit of 314,000 cybersecurity jobs. In light of this shortage, the entire federal government and private industry are struggling to recruit and retain highly skilled and qualified cybersecurity professionals. But competing with the private sector for top cybersecurity professionals will require the Defense Department to innovate.
DoD should use third-party cybersecurity assessments for its vendors
In the wake of so many high-profile hacks and compromises it seems that no one is safe from a determined malicious cyber threat actor. Should we simply accept that data compromises are the norm and focus on developing coping mechanisms? No! When implemented properly, data protection strategies work. The question is how can the small- and medium-sized businesses that are part of the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) do that?
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