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What Is CIRCIA and How Does This Cybersecurity Law Impact You?

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Dissent

Chris Odogwu writes: The Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) is a federal law mandating “covered entities” that deal with critical infrastructure to report cyber incidents to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). If you encounter a cyberattack, you might want to share your experience with your security team or anyone else who can…

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HIPAA Data Breach Costs Company Nearly $300,000 In DOJ False Claims Act Settlement

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Dissent

Stacy L. Cook and Iqra Mushtaq of Barnes & Thornburg LLP write: On March 14, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the settlement of a case involving alleged violations of the False Claims Act (FCA) as a result of cybersecurity failures and breach of HIPAA-protected health information. Obtained under the Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative, this settlement emphasizes…

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FTC Seeks Comment on Business Practices of Cloud Computing Providers that Could Impact Competition and Data Security

Posted on March 27, 2023 by Dissent

From the FTC: The Federal Trade Commission staff are seeking information on the business practices of cloud computing providers including issues related to the market power of these companies, impact on competition, and potential security risks. In a Request for Information, FTC staff are seeking information about the competitive dynamics of cloud computing, the extent to…

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The BreachForums case: The HHS-OIG did WHAT?!? Why?

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Dissent

Revelations contained in an affidavit by an FBI agent and a press release by the Department of Justice about the arrest of the owner of a popular hacking forum raise a few questions about the role of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG). An affidavit by FBI…

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Only 15 entities have complied with India’s new 6-hour reporting rules

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Dissent

Simon Sharwood reports: India’s rules requiring local organizations to report infosec incidents within six hours of detection have been observed by a mere 15 entities. India’s Computer Emergency Response team (CERT-In) revealed that low, low, level of compliance in response to a Right to Information (RTI) request filed by Indian tech news outlet MediaNama, which reported the news…

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Romanian entities issued monetary penalties for infosecurity and data protection failures

Posted on March 16, 2023 by Dissent

Regulators in Romania have issued monetary penalties to six Romanian entities for insufficient technical and organizational measures to ensure information security. Two other entities were issued fines for other GDPR violations. The fines for insufficient technical and organizational measures ranged from 1,000 to 10,000 euros. Two of the entities were in the medical center. A…

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