There are several pieces of bills targeting ransomware have been introduced in the US in recent years. However, the only law enacted so far is the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) as of March 8, 2022. This US federal law requires organizations that operate in critical infrastructure to report certain cybersecurity incidents, including ransomware incidents, to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within 72 hours of the incident occurring.

The US data privacy protection landscape consists of the patchwork of state data privacy laws. As of August 2023, when we are answering this question, comprehensive data privacy laws have been enacted in five states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and Virginia. · The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) · The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) · The Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) · The Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA) · The Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA) · Of these five laws, CCPA is the toughest legislation, while UCPA is the most business-friendly one.

There is a mix of federal industry-specific laws in the United States that protect privacy. These laws vary in their scope and focus, but they all share the goal of protecting individuals’ personal information. These include (but are not limited to): · The Privacy Act of 1974 protects the privacy of individual’s personal information that is collected by federal agencies. · The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) targets the privacy and security of health information. · The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) protects the privacy of financial information. · Although these laws