Disruptionware is defined by the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT) as a new and “emerging category of malware designed to suspend operations within a victim organization through the compromise of the availability, integrity and confidentiality of the systems, networks and data belonging to the target.” New forms of disruptionware can be a more crippling form of cyber-attack than other more “garden-variety” malware and ransomware attacks. This is the case since, as the ICIT notes, disruptionware not only attempts to encrypt and deny users access to their data, but works as a “layered attack” designed to “disrupt operations and production in manufacturing or industrial environments (as well as infrastructure) in order to achieve some other strategic goal.”
Category: Data Strategy
U.S. State Department Changes Export Control Requirements for Secure Handling of Defense Technical Data, Easing Burden on U.S. Industry
On December 26, 2019, the U.S. State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls announced it is amending the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to streamline requirements for the secure storage and transfer of defense technical data. This rule change has important implications for IT service providers and companies that may wish to use cloud-based systems and services for the transfer, processing, and storage of ITAR technical data.
Read the full alert to learn about the new regulations and their potential benefits to U.S. companies and their overseas partners.
An Update on Federal Policy Regarding Chief Data Officers and Data Governance: New OMB Memo
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued a recent memorandum that moves the federal government forward in embracing the importance of the “governance” of data.
The Sedona Conference Publishes Its Final, April 2019 Version of A Commentary on Information Governance, Second Edition
The Sedona Conference® has released the Final Version of its Commentary on Information Governance, Second Edition (April 2019). The Second Edition of this Commentary again sets out 11 principles of information governance that provide a strategic framework for senior management to make decisions with respect to all information within an enterprise. However, the latest Commentary has been revised to incorporate changes and advances in technology and law, including on privacy, that have occurred over the past four years, and in particular in an expanded set of footnotes it includes updated references to publications of The Sedona Conference that have been issued in the intervening years since 2014.
The Emerging Importance of Chief Data Officers: Recent Legislation & Other Initiatives
A spotlight has been placed on the need for a chief data officer (CDO) in public sector agencies through both recent legislation and recommendations made in other recent reports and initiatives.
New Executive Order on Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence
On February 11, 2019, President Trump signed an Executive Order on “Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence.” The Executive Order (EO) recognizes that the United States is the world leader in AI research and development (R&D) and deployment,” and that “[c]ontinued American leadership in AI is of paramount importance. . . .”
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