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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

California’s Risk Assessment and Cybersecurity Audit Certification Requirements: What Companies Need to Know Now

Regulations from the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) create two separate compliance workstreams: risk assessments and annual cybersecurity audits. Although the deadlines and submissions differ, both require...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

District court preliminarily approves $17.5M data breach settlement with credit reporting firm

On June 4, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan granted preliminary approval of a $17.5 million proposed class action settlement in litigation arising from an alleged “data security incident”...more

Ankura

Morpheus Unmasked: Big Game Hunting and Private Data Sales

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Recent Ankura cases dealing with Morpheus ransomware group suggest that a new approach to the ransomware ecosystem is gaining popularity among threat actors. Typically, when a ransom is not paid, the threat actor resorts to...more

Phelps Dunbar

Rising Cyber Threats in the Construction Industry

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According to the Construction Cybersecurity Market Report 2026, construction companies continue to face a rapidly intensifying cyber threat environment. Recent market reporting indicates that spending on construction...more

Cooley LLP

AI Note-Taking in the Boardroom (Don’t Do It)

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AI note-taking tools are increasingly common in day-to-day business settings, and our clients often ask if they should use AI notetakers in board meetings....more

Benesch

Supreme Court 2025: Key Free Speech Rulings

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The Supreme Court’s 2025 decisions delivered a clear message: the government has latitude to regulate online platforms, even when doing so effectively limits speech. Both free speech cases in 2025 applied intermediate...more

Morgan Lewis

Hot Privacy and Data Security Issues on the Hill for 2026

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As summer temperatures rise, so too does the heat around federal privacy and cybersecurity enforcement. US Congress may still be struggling to pass a comprehensive federal privacy law, but businesses should not mistake...more

McCarter & English, LLP

What We Do in the Shadows…with Shadow AI: The Growing Business Risk of Unauthorized Artificial Intelligence Tools

Many of today’s employers are eager to reap the benefits of emerging artificial intelligence-powered tools and are pressing their teams to identify and implement ways in which AI can improve their work. Some of these...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

Employer May Pursue Multiple Claims Against Competitor for Raiding Employees and Customers

The California Court of Appeal has revived a host of tort claims against a company that allegedly executed a plan to recruit a competitor’s employees, divert its customers, and appropriate its pipeline of active loan...more

Hogan Lovells

EU Cyber Resilience Act: Preparing for Vulnerability and Incident Reporting

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From 11 September 2026, the EU Cyber Resilience Act ("CRA") will require manufacturers to report actively exploited vulnerabilities and severe incidents affecting the security of in-scope products with digital elements. With...more

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Health-e Law Episode 26, Part 2 | AI Adoption in Healthcare: Opportunities, Risks and the Future of Care Delivery

Welcome to Health-e Law, Sheppard’s podcast exploring the fascinating health tech topics and trends of the day. In the second part of this two-part episode, Cora Han, Chief Health Data Officer for University of California...more

Mintz

Don’t Tank Your Valuation: IP Mistakes AI Founders Make Before Exit

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You built something real. Now you want to get paid: whether through acquisition, fundraise, or IPO. But a few preventable mistakes can crater your valuation or kill a deal entirely. Here’s what to lock down before anyone runs...more

BakerHostetler

The Hidden Risk of Legacy Networks Following Mergers and Acquisitions

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Mergers and acquisitions are a frequent growth strategy in healthcare, particularly as hospitals and health systems continue to acquire independent physician practices. While these transactions promise operational...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

Government Contractors and AI: Protecting Confidential Information and Privilege in Disputes

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Artificial intelligence (AI) offers clear efficiencies, but government contractors should proceed with caution before inputting protected documents, confidential information, or dispute-related facts into consumer AI tools in...more

Freeman Mathis & Gary

[Webinar] Click, Transfer, Claim: The Intersection of Cyber Fraud & Malpractice - June 24th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT

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Cyber incidents can trigger legal, operational, and professional liability challenges. Understanding how litigation strategy, privilege, forensic investigation, and insurance coverage intersect is essential to effectively...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

AI-Enhanced Misappropriation: When Departing Employees Leave with More Than Just Client Lists

Consider the scenario: a higher-up employee uploads six months of internal strategy documents into a generative AI tool, generates a ten-page competitive playbook synthesizing the company’s pricing models, customer...more

Ice Miller

Remote Worker Fraud: A Growing Risk for Employers and Government Contractors

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Remote work has introduced a new category of risk: remote worker fraud. What initially surfaced as a productivity issue—employees not fully engaged or difficult to supervise—has evolved into something much more complex....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Stolen Hotel Reservation Data Used in Targeted Phishing Scams

A new report by Wired states that customer data from “more than 350 hotels around the world may have been accessed as part of realistic reservation-hijacking scams.” According to the report, travelers’ information and booking...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

YellowKey Zero-Day and the BitLocker Bypass: Compliance and Incident Response Implications

A publicly disclosed and widely unpatched zero-day vulnerability, named YellowKey, permits anyone with physical access to a device running Windows 11 or Windows Server 2022/2025 to bypass BitLocker full-disk encryption...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

OIG reports declining cybersecurity maturity ratings at the Fed and the CFPB

The Fed and CFPB’s OIG recently released its semiannual report to Congress, covering the period from October 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026. The OIG found that the information security programs at both agencies are “no longer...more

BCLP

Cyber Litigation in Financial Services: Managing the Evolving Risk

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Cyber incidents are increasingly giving rise to complex, long‑tail litigation risk, particularly for financial services firms. As regulators place growing emphasis on operational resilience, outsourcing governance and...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #494 – Signal Users Targeted with Phishing Scam

If you are a Signal user, be on the alert for a new phishing campaign that attempts to steal recovery keys used to access cloud backups. If successful, the attackers could have access to entire message archives,...more

MoFo Tech

AI Practices To Protect Trade Secrets Amid Unstable Case Law

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A growing body of law indicates that inputting proprietary information into public artificial intelligence tools may undermine the reasonable measures and confidentiality requirements that are central to trade secret...more

Morgan Lewis

Keys to Success in Cyber Incident Response in 2026

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In 2026, cybersecurity incidents are no longer a matter of if, or even when, for most companies. Repeat attacks, identity-driven intrusions, supply chain compromises, insider mistakes, AI-enabled exploitation, quick...more

A&O Shearman

White House issues executive order on AI and cybersecurity

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On June 2, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order titled “Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security” (the “Order”) directing federal agencies to establish a framework for the secure...more

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