By Misty Blair

In August, we waved farewell to the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 (S.3414). Or, so we thought. The bill, which followed a tortured path of at least four major iterations since the introduction of its predecessor in 2010, finally hit the brick wall of Senate gridlock when a cloture vote failed to end debate. While this failure effectively
Continue Reading Failed Federal Cybersecurity Act May Emerge In Executive Order

Yesterday, Robert Milligan and I had the wonderful opportunity to present at the 2012 ITechlaw World Technology Law Conference in Washington, D.C. We discussed the new online anti-piracy legislation and developments in the U.S. and Europe. In particular, we covered the highly controversial and failed SOPA and PIPA legislation, the new proposed CISPA and OPEN legislation, and legislation from Ireland

Continue Reading Update: New Online Anti-Piracy Initiatives in the U.S. and Europe

Late last Thursday, April 26, 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Cyber Intelligence Security Protection Act (CISPA). CISPA is a cybersecurity bill that allows the government and U.S. companies to share confidential and classified information regarding potential cyber attacks. The purpose of the bill is to strengthen U.S. infrastructure and protect it from hackers who steal valuable information

Continue Reading Seyfarth Attorneys to Speak at 2012 ITechLaw World Technology Law Conference & Annual Meeting on New Online Anti-Piracy Initiatives in the U.S. and Europe