Nationally, 83 WIFIA loans are financing nearly $32 billion in water infrastructure upgrades, creating 95,000 jobs May 19, 2022 WASHINGTON — Today, at an event with DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Michael L. Thurmond and other local officials, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox announced a […]
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Biden Signs Into Law Critical Infrastructure Ransomware Payment And Cyber Incident Reporting – Technology
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On March 15, 2022, President Biden enacted, through an omnibus spending package, the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (the “Act”). The Act establishes two cyber incident reporting requirements for “covered” critical […]
Wolf Administration Previews Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Impact in Hollidaysburg-Region 2022 Construction Season
More than 55 projects to begin or continue in six counties Wolf Administration officials today highlighted more than 55 projects anticipated to be under construction this year across the six-county region and discussed the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) benefits to regional roads and bridges. “I am pleased to announce […]
PJCIS supports passage of second tranche of critical infrastructure cyber laws
Australia’s parliamentary body tasked with reviewing cyber laws has thrown its support behind the federal government’s second tranche of critical infrastructure cyber laws. “The new laws are a critical tool that will bring together government and industry to strengthen our defences against significant threats from nation state adversaries and criminal […]
Congress Passes Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 | Insights
Reports to CISA. The CIRCIA was quickly included and approved as part of federal omnibus appropriations legislation, which passed on March 11, 2022, and was signed by President Joe Biden on March 15, 2022. CIRCIA garnered bipartisan support in light of increased national cybersecurity risk in the wake of the […]
President Biden Signs into Law the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act, Expanding Cyber Reporting Obligations for a Wide Range of Public and Private Entities
March 22, 2022 Click for PDF On March 15, 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act, which was included in an omnibus appropriations bill.[1] Against the backdrop of high-profile cyberattacks on critical infrastructure providers and growing concerns of retaliatory cyberattacks relating to […]
Sounding the Alarm: New Federal Law Will Mandate the Reporting of Cybersecurity Incidents Involving Critical Infrastructure – What Companies Need to do now to be Prepared
In response to increased and persistent cybersecurity threats to American infrastructure, Congress passed the Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act (SACA), which President Joe Biden signed into law on March 15. SACA is likely the first of many steps toward a federal privacy and breach notification framework. Included in SACA is the […]
Biden signs law on reporting critical infrastructure cyber attacks
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden signed into law a federal cyber attack reporting requirement aimed at protecting critical infrastructure in the United States. The Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act of 2022 was created to shore up cyberdefenses and increase the power of agencies investigating cybersecurity incidents. The Cyber Incident Reporting […]
New Cybersecurity Law Will Require Cyber-Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure | Alston & Bird
In the wake of widespread ransomware attacks, the newly enacted Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act will require “covered entities” to report data breaches to federal regulators. Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team answers pressing questions about the new law. What companies and industries are covered? What types of cyber-incidents must […]
How Biden infrastructure bill addresses increase in traffic fatalities
After experiencing record traffic fatalities during the pandemic, states in the West and across the country have access to billions of dollars from roadway safety programs through new federal infrastructure funding. States and localities can tap into $15 billion in formula funding to improve road safety as part of the […]