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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

GAO report focuses on AI use in financial services

On May 19, the GAO published a report discussing the use and oversight of AI in financial services. The report highlighted the benefits of AI, such as improved efficiency, reduced costs, and enhanced customer experience,...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – December 2023 #2

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Department of Defense (DOD) Proposed Rule: National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM); Amendment - On December 13, the DOD published a proposed rule amending the NISPOM based on public comments...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

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

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

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – June 2023

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LABOR & EMPLOYMENT - Debt Limit Deal Would Save Feds’ Paychecks, But Freeze Agency Spending - An agreement between the White House and congressional Republicans would bring a spending freeze to federal agencies next...more

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More Privacy, Please - October 2022

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Editor’s Note: In the U.S. laws and regulation space, the White House is focusing on privacy, evident through its session on accountability for big tech and the recent executive order highlighting cybersecurity risks....more

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Decoded - Technology Law Insights, Volume 3, Issue 13

AHA Expresses Member Support for PATCH Act, Medical Device Security "In a letter addressed to Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), who first introduced the PATCH Act, the AHA said that the association and...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 10, 2022

House Subcommittee Debates Device Remanufacturing Definition, Sends User-Fees Bill to Next Stage "Proponents of the remanufacturing bill are looking to better distinguish between medical device remanufacturing, and...more

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Privacy Report: FTC Warns Companies to Remediate Log4j Security Vulnerability

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FTC Warns Companies to Remediate Log4j Security Vulnerability - Log4j is a ubiquitous piece of software used to record activities in a wide range of systems found in consumer-facing products and services. Recently, a...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - April 2021

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CYBERSECURITY - GAO Report Identifies Need for DOE to Address Risks to Electrical Distribution System - The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently completed and published a study on electricity...more

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Jones Day Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update | Vol. 25

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UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - Cybersecurity Standards Issued for Government Contractors - On January 31, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2020 #3

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FBI Warns of Retaliatory Cyber-Attack from Iran - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning of a heightened likelihood of Iranian cyber-attacks following the escalation of tension between the U.S. and Iran. This...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2019

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Consistent with our experience, security firm McAfee has confirmed in a report that ransomware attacks have doubled in 2019. Medical providers have been hit hard this year, and one provider, Wood Ranch Medical, located in...more

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Weekly Update Newsletter - May 2019 #3

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FALSE CLAIMS ACT / LITIGATION - U.S. Supreme Court – According to Law360, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the “government knowledge” statute of limitations applies in False Claims Act cases regardless of...more

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Jones Day Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update | Vol. 22

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UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - NIST Director Discusses Future Development of Cybersecurity Framework - On March 4, the director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Emerging Technologies Washington Update April 2019 #4

This Week: Congressional committees to examine robocalls, IoT, consumer privacy next week, Merkley, Kennedy introduce bill to protect air passenger privacy, GAO Official discusses artificial intelligence, OSTP Director touts...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

GAO Backs “Comprehensive” Privacy Legislation

A recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is recommending that Congress adopt comprehensive federal data privacy legislation. ...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Financial Services Report, Fall 2015

BELTWAY - Straight Out of the Seventh Circuit The Seventh Circuit recently affirmed a lower court’s ruling that the SEC cannot be sued in district court to stop it from bringing an administrative action. Bebo v. SEC, No....more

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GAO Issues Report Citing Shortcomings In Federal Government Cybersecurity

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On July 8, 2015, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a report finding that agencies across the federal government continue to have shortcomings in preventing, detecting, and responding to cyber threats. The...more

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