Krissy Chapman

Kristen “Krissy” Chapman is an associate in the firm’s Washington, DC office. She represents and advises clients on a range of cybersecurity, data privacy, and government contracts issues, including cyber and data security incident response and preparedness, cross-border privacy law, government and internal investigations, and regulatory compliance.

Prior to joining the firm, Krissy served as a consultant in both the private and public sectors, advising clients across a range of industries, including transportation and infrastructure, life sciences and healthcare, and national security.

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On October 15, 2024, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”) published software bill of materials (“SBOM”) guidance through the third edition of Framing Software Component Transparency: Establishing a Common Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) (dated September 3, 2024) (the “Guidance”).  The Guidance provides “a minimum expectation for creating…

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On Tuesday, October 22, 2024, Pennsylvania State University (“Penn State”) reached a settlement with the Department of Justice (“DoJ”), agreeing to pay the US Government (“USG”) $1.25M for alleged cybersecurity compliance violations under the False Claims Act (“FCA”).  This settlement follows a qui tam action filed by a whistleblower and former employee of Penn State’s Applied Research Laboratory.  The settlement agreement provides some additional insight into the priorities of DoJ’s Civil Cyber Fraud Initiative (“CFI”) and the types of cybersecurity issues of interest to the Department.  It also highlights the extent to which DoJ is focusing on the full range of cybersecurity compliance obligations that exist in a company’s contract in enforcement actions.Continue Reading Penn State Agrees to Pay $1.25M in Settlement for Cybersecurity Non-Compliance False Claims Act Allegations