The Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently awarded $200Million to a Whistle-blower. ‘whose specific, credible, and timely original information significantly contributed to an already open investigation and led to a successful enforcement action, as well as to the success of…
The cyber regulatory regime moves ahead in the US. As it does there will be an impact on UK and EU organisations trading with the US. It will take some time to filter through the system. I am sure the…
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) confirmed the launch of its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative on the 06.10.2021 and its powers of enforcement under the False Claim Act (FCA). ‘The initiative will hold accountable entities or individuals that put U.S. information…
US Federal Government is on a role of cybersecurity announcements as it drives ahead with legislation and implementation to protect National Infrastructure from Cyberattacks. The announcement by the Department Of Justice (DoJ) that it plans to use the False Claims…
A very useful report from the Congressional Research Services that provides some clarity on the legality of ransomware prosecution, ransom payments and related Federal Laws (note the reference to FISMA). The report explores the legal issues and potential approaches for…
Boeing directors are to face legal action relating to the fatal crashes of it’s 737 Max. A ruling in a US court clears a way forward on the grounds that the crashes and actions taken by Boeing directors lead to…
OT not affected, corporate network hacked and staff walking the line to check it had not been damaged. With $1.5B spent on maintaining line integrity and $200M spent on IT, that would equate to about $20m on cyber, $4.4M on…
What causes the immoral to have a conscience, something maybe afoot. Following recent announcements that bitcoin payments following the Colonial hack have been tracked, carious ToR communities are clearing the decks of Ransomware from their platforms.. What is going on?…
Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) has always been a target for hackers. The question in this case is who, why and obviously how. It is reported that hackers were able to access the SCADA system which controlled the addition of sodium…
One to watch closely, what constitutes a hack? A debate which has now been passed to the US supreme court to rule upon given a 4 – 3 split in the lower court circuits. One which may have implications for…
