On April 8, 2025, the US Department of Justice’s National Security Division’s final rule regulating sensitive data about US persons came into effect. DOJ also announced a 90-day grace period on enforcement. At a moment of...more
Here are a few recent legal updates from US and UK of relevance to Indian clients...more
On April 8, 2025, the United States Department of Justice’s (DOJ) National Security Division’s (NSD) final rule (Final Rule) regulating certain sensitive US data transfers took effect. DOJ has made clear that it will take...more
On February 5, 2025, in one of her first actions as the nation’s chief law enforcement official, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued several new memoranda that significantly refocus US Department of Justice (DOJ) national...more
On February 28, 2024, President Biden issued Executive Order 14117 on Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern (the EO). The EO empowers...more
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On May 19, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued revisions to its existing policy for charging offenses under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) (2022 CFAA Policy). The revisions state that “good-faith” security...more
Ransomware attacks have become increasingly common and, according to the NSA Director, are projected to continue growing in prevalence. Amidst the rise in ransomware attacks, last week the United States Department of Justice...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced this week a new Civil Cyber-Fraud initiative which will use the False Claims Act (FCA) to enforce government contract cybersecurity requirements. The initiative will be led by the...more