Employers regularly turn to background screening companies in order to obtain information/reports about applicants and employees. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) applies to companies that sell or provide these background screening reports if such a report meets the FCRA’s definition of a “consumer report.” A consumer report is a report which serves as a
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Federal Agencies Offer Guidance on Sharing Information About Cyber Threats
By Michael R. Bertoncini on
Posted in Data Security, Information Risk
The federal Departments of Homeland Security, Defense and Justice and The Office of the Director of National Intelligence issued guidance on the implementation of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA). Among the four guidance documents issued by these agencies is one outlining the ways non-federal entities (which would include private employers) can…