On September 23, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) announced that the California Office of Administrative Law (“OAL”) had approved the new and amended California Consumer Privacy Act regulations that the CPPA delivered to OAL for approval following the CPPA’s July 24, 2025 Board meeting. This was the last step under California law to […]
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Rhode Island’s New Cybersecurity Law for Nonbank Financial Institutions
Rhode Island has enacted Senate Bill 603 (SB603), effective July 2, 2025, establishing a comprehensive cybersecurity framework for nonbank financial institutions licensed by the state’s Department of Business Regulation (DBR). Although SB603 is closely modeled after the New York Department of Financial Services’ (NYDFS) Cybersecurity Regulation, 23 NYCRR Part 500 (Part 500), SB603 introduces several […]
CPPA Board Votes to Adopt CCPA Regulations; Open DROP Rules to Public Comment
On July 24, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) Board voted to adopt draft regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) concerning cybersecurity audits, risk assessments, automated decisionmaking technologies, and the CCPA’s application to insurance companies. The approved regulations also include certain updates to the existing CCPA regulations. The CPPA will now submit […]
CPPA Board to Discuss Draft CCPA Regulations, DROP Requirements
The California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) Board will meet on Thursday, July 24 to discuss the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) draft regulations on cybersecurity audits, risk assessments, automatic decisionmaking technology (“ADMT”), the CCPA’s application to insurance companies, and updates to the existing CCPA regulations. Ahead of the meeting, the CPPA re-issued the draft regulations […]
DOJ Settles Another False Claims Act Case for Alleged Failures in Implementing NIST SP 800-171 and Basic Cybersecurity Controls
On May 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement under the False Claims Act (FCA) involving defense contractors Raytheon Company (Raytheon), RTX Corporation (RTX), and Nightwing Group—the successor owner to one of Raytheon’s cybersecurity business lines (collectively “the Companies”). The Companies agreed to pay $8.4 million to resolve allegations of noncompliance […]