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Decoded - Technology Law Insights, V 5, Issue 7, August 2024

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 9/4/2024

Welcome to our seventh 2024 issue of Decoded - our technology law insights e-newsletter. We have a few events we want to pass along to those interested in technology, but also other areas of law and business. ...more

AI Watch: Global regulatory tracker - United States

White & Case LLP on 5/28/2024

The US relies on existing federal laws and guidelines to regulate AI but aims to introduce AI legislation and a federal regulation authority. Laws/Regulations directly regulating AI (the “AI Regulations”) Currently,...more

Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity – Evolving Incident Response Obligations, Integral to Effective Risk Management

Polsinelli on 4/23/2024

Just over a year ago, the White House issued its long-awaited National Cybersecurity Strategy, with an emphasis on defending Critical Infrastructure, promoting public and private collaboration, and safeguarding...more

Executive Order Restricts Foreign Access to U.S. Data, Citing National Security Risks

King & Spalding on 4/1/2024

On February 28, 2024, President Biden signed Executive Order (EO) 14117 titled “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern.” On March 5,...more

U.S. Unveils Historic Sanctions Against Intellexa Spyware for Endangering Privacy and National Security

HaystackID on 3/20/2024

Editor's Note: In a historic and bold move, the U.S. government has implemented unprecedented sanctions against the Intellexa Consortium and its key figures for their roles in deploying spyware that jeopardizes privacy and...more

AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business - Privacy & Cybersecurity Considerations for Non-U.S. Companies

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 2/14/2024

In this episode, Mike Burke, AGG Corporate partner and co-leader of the firm’s international initiative, is joined by Jackie Cooney, AGG Privacy & Cybersecurity co-chair, to discuss privacy and cybersecurity issues impacting...more

Critical Infrastructure Organizations Warned to Upgrade Systems and Software

Nossaman LLP on 2/9/2024

In one of the most clear-eyed and sobering assessments of the cyberthreat China poses to our nation’s critical infrastructure, the country’s foremost cybersecurity leaders recently testified that the Chinese Communist Party...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2024

Robinson & Cole LLP on 1/9/2024

CYBERSECURITY - TechRadar's Cyber Predictions for 2024 are Spot On - Because technology develops so rapidly, and “trends” are fast and furious, it is always hard to predict what the big issues will be for the next...more

Evolution of the Chinese Hacking Threat: Risks for Government and Industry

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/8/2023

On May 24, 2023, Microsoft announced the detection of a direct threat to critical infrastructure organizations in Guam and elsewhere in the United States. The alert attributed observed malicious activity to a state-sponsored...more

Highlights From the Biden Administration Executive Order on AI

Foley & Lardner LLP on 11/17/2023

On October 30, 2023, President Biden signed the 53-page Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence that significantly advances the United States' policy framework...more

An Overview of the White House’s Executive Order on Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence and OMB’s Draft...

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 11/3/2023

Overview of the Executive Order and OMB Memorandum - On October 30, 2023, President Joe Biden signed the much-anticipated Executive Order on Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI)....more

Executive Order Allows Federal Government to Regulate AI Models

Ballard Spahr LLP on 11/1/2023

The Biden Administration announced a broad Executive Order (Order) on artificial intelligence (AI). The Order, announced just days before an international summit on AI safety, allows the federal government to enforce...more

CISA Releases Advisory Concerning Chinese-Backed Threat Actor

Alston & Bird on 10/10/2023

On September 27, 2023, The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Japanese National Police Agency (NPA), and...more

High Alert: China Linked BlackTech Hides in Router Firmware

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 9/29/2023

Not only is the People’s Republic of China (PRC) a threat with its use of TikTok, but it also supports threat actors that have for years attacked U.S. based companies as well as the governments of the U.S. and Japan....more

Penn State University Hit With False Claims Act Suit for Alleged Cyber Security Deficiencies

Alston & Bird on 9/26/2023

On September 1, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania unsealed a qui tam False Claims Act (“FCA”) lawsuit (originally filed on October 5, 2022) alleging Penn State University failed to provide...more

[Event] 5th Conference on U.S.-China Trade Controls - October 12th - 13th, Washington, DC

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 9/20/2023

As the only comprehensive, practical event of its kind in the Unites States, ACI is hosting the highly anticipated 5th Annual U.S.-China Trade Controls Conference, scheduled for October 12–13 in Washington, DC. Considering...more

[Webinar] Cybersecurity Best Practices for Healthcare Entities - September 6th, 8:00 am PT

Clark Hill PLC on 8/29/2023

Cybersecurity attacks on health care systems continue to pose a threat to national security and to patient safety. In the webinar Cybersecurity Best Practices in Health Care presented by Clark Hill attorneys John Howard and...more

SEC adopts new rule on cybersecurity risk management, disclosure

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 7/28/2023

On July 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a new rule regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident disclosure. The “Cybersecurity Incident Disclosure Rule” will be applicable to...more

Chinese Hackers Exploit Gap in Cloud Environment Used by U.S. Government

Alston & Bird on 7/24/2023

According to recent reports issued by Microsoft and U.S. government agencies, hackers recently exploited a gap in Microsoft’s cloud environment, enabling the malicious actors to access the email accounts of employees at the...more

Commerce Department Issues Final Rule on Information and Communications Technology Supply Chain

Jones Day on 7/3/2023

On June 16, the U.S. Department of Commerce published a final rule, effective July 17, 2023, on Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services ("ICTS") Supply Chain, signaling potential new actions on...more

Meta Fined €1.2 Billion in Facebook Data Privacy Case: Should US Companies Be Concerned?

Woods Rogers on 5/24/2023

It has been a long time coming, but the other shoe has finally dropped. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Meta Platforms Ireland (parent of Facebook Ireland) €1.2 billion, the highest fine to date under the...more

Guidance for the ‘Burden of Cybersecurity Compliance’ Emerges

Polsinelli on 5/16/2023

Two months ago, the White House released its National Cybersecurity Strategy. Since then, various government agencies have issued new cybersecurity guidance for certain critical infrastructure subsectors. For example, the...more

Holland & Knight Data Privacy and Security Report: April 2023

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/11/2023

Welcome to Holland & Knight's monthly data privacy and security news update that includes the latest in policy, regulatory updates and other significant developments. ...more

Global Perspectives: Data Privacy in China with Todd Liao

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing on 4/27/2023

As part of our Spotlight series, we welcome Todd Liao, a partner in our Shanghai office who works with clients on a wide range of complex commercial and financial transactions and legal issues involving China. Todd is a...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - March 2023

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 4/4/2023

In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine Iowa’s new data privacy law (the sixth state to enact a privacy law), the Biden administration’s new national cybersecurity strategy, the U.K. government’s revised...more

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