On July 9, 2024, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released the long-awaited “Guidelines for Research Security Programs at Covered Institutions” (the Guidelines). The Guidelines are intended to...more
On December 4, the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) issued a “special” Audit Report (the Report) that provides insight into common cybersecurity weaknesses related to the protection of Controlled...more
Two years after the Department of Justice (DOJ) established its Civil-Cyber Fraud Initiative, there has been a recent uptick in enforcement and regulatory activity related to cybersecurity. September opened with the unsealing...more
11/3/2023
/ Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Proposed Rules ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Settlement ,
Verizon ,
Whistleblowers
In July 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a Comprehensive Cyber Review report (the “Review”) summarizing its assessment of its own cyber-related activities and including recommendations focused on its...more
Key Points -
On October 6, 2021, the DOJ announced two new initiatives: the Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative and the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team.
The Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative will fight rising cyber threats...more
10/13/2021
/ Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DFARS ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ,
NDAA ,
Popular ,
Supply Chain
Key Points
- Notice reflects NIH’s continued concerns regarding foreign influence and imposes significant new compliance obligations on both grantees and individual researchers.
- Obligates grantees to provide NIH...more