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Kidon Podcast: War stories on the cutting edge of IP monetization – David Cohen and Eric Stasik
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Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Year in Review: Major Breaches, Changes in the Law, and Upcoming Trends
Jones Day Presents: Smart Contracts and Blockchain
Impact of the Internet of Things on the Insurance Industry
What’s Next?: Drones and transforming policy at GE
The Intersection of Wearable Technology and the Insurance Industry
Your Cyber Minute: Lessons learned from the automotive sector
Your Cyber Minute: Top threats for 2017
The Ever-Expanding Scope of Social Media Discovery
Novel technologies that seek to improve quality of life or simplify complex processes offer great promise. For example, medical technologies that detect or cure disease or supply chain technologies that allow for real time...more
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has warned that information technology (IT) help desks are being targeted in a social engineering scheme that uses the stolen identity of revenue cycle employees or employees in other...more
On 14 November 2023, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted guidelines on the technical scope of Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive (Directive 2002/58/EC, as amended) (ePD). This reflects the EDPB's intent to...more
Are Automakers Making Sufficient Efforts to Protect Customer Data? With the ever-expanding Internet of Things, data privacy is a growing concern in today’s digital age. The automotive industry is no exception. The National...more
In response to a constantly-evolving cyber threat landscape, the Biden Administration recently announced the launch of a new cybersecurity labeling program – the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark program – in an effort to enhance...more
The Biden Administration recently reaffirmed its continued focus on cybersecurity by announcing an Implementation Plan for the National Cybersecurity Strategy (the Plan). The Plan provides a roadmap covering the policies and...more
In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the Illinois Supreme Court’s decision in a case involving workers compensation and the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act, U.K. data transfer regimes before...more
On February 23, 2022, the European Commission ("Commission") published a proposal for a Data Act which aims at enhancing data access and use within the European Union ("EU")....more
The smart house is upon us. One may be surrounding you now, with internet-enabled security systems, doorbells, air conditioner, refrigerator, mattress, windows, music speakers, and children’s toys. ...more
Facial recognition technology, drones the size of a butterfly, secure microchips replacing magnetic stripes on credit cards, sensors the size of a grain of sand swallowed by patients that transmit data directly to the...more
Thomas Friedman's 2005 book titled The World is Flat discussed how globalization and technology flatten barriers to entry, making the world more competitive. From 2005 to 2021, there is no shortage of examples to highlight...more
As many of our readers are aware, President Joseph Biden issued an executive order on May 12 to improve the nation’s cybersecurity. While much of the executive order focuses on strengthening the federal government’s networks...more
I spent over 22 years in the FBI performing criminal cyber and forensics investigations. Many of these investigations led us to people who were innocent of the alleged crimes but who were guilty of unknowingly allowing...more
CEP Magazine (February 2021) - Articles in The Wall Street Journal and Vice reveal details into how the US military purchases personal data from intermediaries in the data industry to use for surveillance actions. The...more
CYBERSECURITY - C-Suite + Managers Pose Higher Security Risk to Organizations - You executives and managers who are in my age group (that is, you didn’t grow up with mobile devices and computers) listen up. According to...more
It is estimated that by the end of 2020, there will be more than 50,000,000,000 (yes, billion) connected devices that are part of the Internet of Things (IoT). This is a five million percent increase in IoT devices over the...more
That sixth sense you have that someone is listening – could it be your smart speaker? There’s a chance the answer is yes, even when you don’t ask it to. A new study from Northeastern University finds that smart speakers...more
On 10 January 2017, the European Commission issued a proposal for a new ePrivacy Regulation (ePR) triggering a legislative process that is still ongoing. The proposed ePR was intended to replace the existing ePrivacy...more
Energy Sector’s Reliance on IoT Increases Cyber Vulnerabilities - CyberX recently released its 2020 Global IoT/ICS Risk Report (Report), which compiles survey questions and answers from 1,821 production networks of...more
DHS Warns Businesses of Risk of Iranian-Backed Wiper Malware Attacks - The tension with Iran has generally increased, and it has been reported that the U.S. has launched a cyber-attack against Iran. In retaliation, the risk...more
Connected devices, or what is referred to as the “consumer internet of things” is big business right now. Consumers want to “talk” to their devices throughout their home wherever they are, and some organizations’ business...more
A federal judge allowed a class-action lawsuit alleging Bose collected and shared data about its headphone users to proceed last week on the basis of deceptive advertising. The decision underscores the risks that internet of...more
So this week’s blog article takes a page from my very own “smart” home devices. Monday morning at about 3:42 a.m. our entire household woke up because every “smart” lightbulb in the house came on at the same time! It was a...more
The FTC and many state attorneys general aggressively monitor apps, websites, and internet-connected products for COPPA compliance. In the United States, collecting data directly from children under 13 years of age is...more
In this edition we survey the latest legal and regulatory developments across the global media and communications industry. We have a particular focus on new privacy laws. ...more