Insights & Research

For years there have been discussion around banning ransomware payments, but these have been too extreme. Now is the time for a reasonable scenario to ban payments.

Former U.S. National Cyber Director Kemba Walden joins Alex Botting and Jen Ellis from the Center for Cybersecurity Policy & Law on the latest episode of the Distilling Cyber Policy podcast.

The most positive cybersecurity development of 2023? The focus and engagement of government policymakers spanning the globe.

The Center for Cybersecurity Policy and Law applauds the Biden administration’s appointment and the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Harry Coker to lead the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD).

New cybersecurity rules from the SEC will take effect this month and intend to enhance and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity. However, pushback on incident reporting requirements are eclipsing other important components of the rule.

The Office of the United States Trade Representative to remove its support for policies in the World Trade Organization E-commerce Joint Statement Initiative around cross border data flows is in opposition to other U.S. positions.

In the latest episode, Alex and Jen are joined by the Australian Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology, Brendan Dowling on the country's numerous recent cyber policy developments.

While progress needs to be made when it comes to federal privacy programs, advancements have occurred, and the addition of new tools will further help agencies protect data.

The White House's Counter Ransomware Initiative convened 48 countries, the European Union, and Interpol to discuss combating ransomware.

In comments to the Federal Communication Commission on the proposed IoT labeling program, the Cybersecurity Coalition raised concerns that the agency envisioned a labeling system that was overly complex, costly, and untested.