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Stories of interest this week include a developers showcase for the HoloLens, robots able to feel textures like humans, a cool billion invested in AI, and more.
Articles Posted in Cybersecurity
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Cybersecurity Information Sharing Gains Senate Approval
In their recent Alert on the Senate’s passage of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing bill, colleagues Brian E. Finch, Elizabeth Vella Moeller and Craig J. Saperstein explore and evaluate the U.S. Senate’s approval of legislation (long sought by industry) that would facilitate information sharing (including threat indicators) across government and industry lines in real time, and provide liability protection to companies that participate.
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Safe Harbor Dead: What U.S. Businesses Need to Know/Do Next
The decision of Europe’s top court yesterday to confirm that the ruling that the Europe Union(EU)/U.S. Safe Harbor scheme, Commission Decision 2000/520, was invalid has major implications for any businesses transferring data from the EU to the United States.
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FTC Fines Can Add Salt to a Cybersecurity Wound
Cyberattacks are on the rise—so much that we seem to hear about a high-profile hack more often than it probably rains in most parts of California. Although reputational damage from a cyberattack can be scarring, a recent U.S. Third Circuit Court decision provides a reminder that the pain can come in many forms. In Federal Trade Commission v. Wyndham Worldwide Corp, the Court confirmed that the FTC can levy expensive fines on a business for failing to adequately protect consumer information. If there wasn’t sufficient reason before, the Third Circuit opinion should convince many who ignored cybersecurity to take a more proactive approach.