New FCC Data Breach Rules Require Sharpened Compliance Efforts (Correct)

New federal data breach reporting rules set to be implemented this week by the Federal Communications Commission are poised to generate additional business costs and force general counsels to adapt compliance regimes to an expanding maze of requirements.

The updated FCC rules, adopted in December and already the subject of court challenges, will eliminate a mandatory waiting period for reporting and set several new parameters for covered telecommunications providers. They also add to the more than 50 federal data breach reporting requirements for companies as well as rules in each states and the District of Columbia that require notification ...