2013 has already been a historic year for cybersecurity, privacy, and data breach issues. Both the public and private sectors have issued a host of reports detailing unparalleled cyber espionage and theft of U.S. secrets, security breaches of both federal agencies and government contractors, and concerns at the highest levels within Government and private companies about the growing vulnerability of American information systems. The President has issued an executive order on cybersecurity for critical infrastructure, Congress has proposed multiple bills to address security and data privacy, agencies have toughened their procurement rules to incorporate new security and privacy standards, and solicitations have increasingly imposed more robust security requirements. Meanwhile, data breaches of unprecedented scope have been revealed almost weekly.

This 90-minute webinar will provide federal agencies and government contractors with an overview of the current cybersecurity and data privacy environment, including an analysis of the current threat and recent developments in legislation and regulation. The webinar will also provide a more in-depth analysis of selected issues, to include HIPAA requirements for government contractors, state-specific privacy requirements, SEC disclosure duties for data breaches, cyber risk insurance, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies, Active Defense, and cloud computing for government contractors. In order to mitigate the risk of data breach, cyber theft, and the loss of trade secrets and other intellectual property, both the government agencies and private companies need to understand the sector-specific rules and requirements for information security, privacy and data protection. Only after the rules of the road are fully understood can agencies and contractors implement policies to mitigate the risk posed by cyber threats.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the nature and scope of the cyber threat to government contractors, as well as the legal and regulatory landscape.
• Understand the recent policy, regulatory, and legislative developments that have resulted in increased liabilities for government contractors.
• Become familiar with the SEC requirements for disclosure of cyber risks and cyber events.
• Develop an understanding of HIPAA / HITECH privacy, security and breach notification requirements, particularly under the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule.
• Learn about cyber insurance and whether or not it could be appropriate for you and your company.
• Gain insight into the various state data privacy, pre-breach, and breach notification requirements for personally identifiable health information.
• Learn about the issues surrounding cloud computing for government contractors, to include international considerations.
• Increase your knowledge of the requirements for Bring Your Own Device policies.
• Understand the issues surrounding active defense, or “hack back,” and the associated liabilities.
• And much more!