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### W3 Operational Resilience & Critical Infra 1 gap Probable re-verified 2026-10-18 · changed 2026-07-05

Florida has no DORA-style prudential operational-resilience regime specific to payments; the operative baseline protection is the Florida Information Protection Act (FIPA), a strict 30-day breach-notification law enforced by the Attorney General, supplemented by periodic OFR cybersecurity industry alerts to licensees.

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Open gap — wpm-int-2 No US-FL operational resilience / critical infrastructure incident was identified this cycle._US state-level divergence is a known under-index vector; only two of fourteen modules yielded findings this cycle for US-FL._

Standing sub-brief · as of 5 July 2026 135 words · last cycle 2026-07-05

#### Operational Resilience & Critical Infrastructure

Florida's operative baseline for payments-sector operational resilience is the Florida Information Protection Act (FIPA), s.501.171, F.S., which mandates breach notification to the Department of Legal Affairs within 30 days for breaches affecting 500 or more Florida residents, among the strictest notification windows in the United States, enforced by the Attorney General with penalties of up to $500,000 per incident. No dedicated DORA-equivalent prudential operational-resilience or critical-third-party-outsourcing regime for payments firms or MSBs was identified in Florida beyond FIPA and periodic OFR cybersecurity industry alerts.

#### Outlook

No material change to Florida's operational-resilience baseline was identified this cycle; FIPA's 30-day breach-notification standard remains the reference point absent a dedicated payments-resilience regime. Continued absence of a DORA-equivalent framework should be monitored as stablecoin issuance brings new technology-dependent infrastructure into scope from October 2026.

no periodic updates on record for this sub-brief

** Sources and findings (3 unique sources · R-3/R-4)**

1.

[W3-E1] T1 Derived: Confirmed [in_force https://www.flsenate.gov/laws/statutes/2014/501.171](https://www.flsenate.gov/laws/statutes/2014/501.171) re-verified 2026-07-05

<cite index="103-1,103-2">A covered entity must notify the Department of Legal Affairs of a breach affecting 500+ Florida individuals as expeditiously as practicable, no later than 30 days after determining a breach occurred</cite>.

2.

[W3-E2] T2 Derived: Confirmed in_force [Collapsed 2× uses https://floridasecurityauthority.com/florida-data-breach-notification-law](https://floridasecurityauthority.com/florida-data-breach-notification-law) re-verified 2026-07-05

<cite index="102-14,102-15,102-16">Civil enforcement rests with the Florida Attorney General, which may bring actions for declaratory judgment, injunctive relief, and civil penalties reaching up to $500,000 per breach incident</cite>.

3.

[W3-E4] T1 Derived: Confirmed [in_force https://flofr.gov/news/industry-alerts/2](https://flofr.gov/news/industry-alerts/2) re-verified 2026-07-05

<cite index="49-6,49-7">OFR has issued industry alerts reminding Florida financial-services businesses and professionals to stay updated on cybersecurity measures and possible threats</cite>, though no dedicated prudential operational-resilience rule for payments/MSBs was identified beyond this and FIPA.