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Mining Law Monitor - Volume 21, Issue 2 - (Winter 2004/2005)

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 01.11.05

  • "Ethics and Compliance: Is Your Ethics and Compliance Program Working? How Can You Tell?," Author: Richard Bednar.
  • "Fifth Amendment Takings: When Regulation “Goes Too Far,” Author: Michael Klise.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 08.14.26

License to Hack? The White House Greenlights Private-Sector Offensive Cyber Operations

On August 12, 2026, the White House released a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM), marking a seismic shift in U.S. cybersecurity policy and establishing a framework to authorize private-sector companies to conduct offensive cyber operations—historically strictly prohibited by federal law—against foreign Cyber-Enabled Transnational Criminal Organizations (CE-TCOs).  It builds on an executive order issued in March 2026 that directed federal agencies to develop plans to combat cyber-crimes against Americans....