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On June 6, 2025, President Trump issued a new executive order, “Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation’s Cybersecurity and Amending Executive Order 13694 and Executive Order 14144” (EO), signaling the construction...more
The CNIL’s newly released recommendations for AI system developers set out the regulator’s expectations for the entire development process of an AI system, from design to database creation and integration, ensuring...more
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
Tech Vendors and Cybersecurity – Are They Responsible? It has long been recommended that when you contract with a technology vendor that you include an indemnity clause in the contract wherein the vendor will indemnify you...more
It has long been recommended that when you contract with a technology vendor that you include an indemnity clause in the contract wherein the vendor will indemnify you if its product is compromised and results in a data...more
The Strategy’s liability proposal represents a fundamental change in the cybersecurity market for software markers. Proposed legislation would seek to restrict software providers’ ability to limit liability while also...more
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued a request for public comment to help guide the development of the current and future state of technology in eight emerging technology areas. Those areas include...more
Development and Operations (DevOps) teams are often pressured by executives and sales teams to get software products completed and out the door and into the market as quickly as possible so the products can generate income....more
The FTC recently settled with Infotrax Systems, L.C. a technology company providing software to the direct sales industry. The settlement followed a breach suffered by the company, and involved allegations the company had...more
With the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) set to take effect on January 1, 2020, and the resulting looming specter of statutory damages and data breach class action litigation for failure to implement “reasonable...more
In a release aptly labeled “A Starting Point for IoT Device Manufacturers” the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an arm of the Department of Commerce, recently added to the discussion with the...more
UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - NIST Evaluates Advances in Face Recognition Software - On November 30, 2018, the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST") published a...more
The American automotive industry in no longer making your father’s Oldsmobile — not by a long shot. Today, pushed by evolving consumer behaviors, transformative technologies, and global market pressures, the automobile...more
Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems, including the use of algorithms and computer software to analyze complex data and perform certain decision making functions without direct human involvement, are rapidly developing in...more
Another day, and another form of hacking comes to light. On June 26, 2018, the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), an agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, issued a security tip...more
Twenty-five years ago most companies’ greatest fear of espionage was employee theft at the photocopy machine at 2 in the morning. The company playbook could not be forwarded in an email or put on a thumb drive in a matter of...more
You recently may have heard news reports regarding new security threats known as "Meltdown" and "Spectre." Not to be mistaken for the latest Hollywood box-office offering, these new threats allow attackers to exploit a design...more
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that well-known cybersecurity startup Tanium, Inc. had been inadvertently exposing one of its clients’ sensitive data during product demonstrations....more
On Monday, October 24, 2016, the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued proposed cybersecurity guidance to the auto industry, including auto manufacturers and designers...more
In a significant shift in the way the tech industry responds to hackers, an increasing number of companies are resorting to use of “bug bounty” programs that reward hackers who identify flaws in their company software and...more
On March 3, BSA/The Software Alliance, a software industry advocacy group, released the EU Cybersecurity Dashboard: A Path to a Secure European Cyberspace (the “EU Dashboard”), an analysis of data security laws and policies...more
The Internet of Things (IoT) is coming and perhaps the first place we will see the proverbial rubber hit the road is with something near and dear to Americans – our cars. The ever increasing connectivity of cars is creating a...more