The US Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced plans to use the False Claims Act (FCA) to pursue cybersecurity-related fraud by government contractors, subcontractors and grant recipients, including for providing...more
10/14/2021
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Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DFARS ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
Subcontractors
Under the Department of Defense (DoD) final Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) rule on Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services, DoD contractors maintaining, processing, or...more
The Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC) adopted the country's Cybersecurity Law1 on November 7—the latest in a spate of national security-related measures targeting the ICT industry. Drafts of the...more
Legal Framework -
Summarise the main statutes and regulations that promote
cybersecurity. Does your jurisdiction have dedicated
cybersecurity laws?
The United States generally addresses cybersecurity...more
3/7/2016
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Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Act of 2015 ,
Data Protection ,
DFARS ,
DMCA ,
ECPA ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FERC ,
GLBA Privacy ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
NIST ,
PCI-DSS Standard ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
With interconnectivity and use of digital storage expanding, cyberthreats posed by nation states, commercial competitors, company insiders, transnational organised crime and ‘hacktivists’ are growing on a global basis. Recent...more
3/7/2016
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Cloud Computing ,
Credit Cards ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Executive Orders ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
UK ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
On June 30, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its first guidance document as part of its Start with Security initiative. The initiative, announced by FTC Consumer Protection Director Jessica Rich in March, will...more