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White House Launches AI Action Plan and Executive Orders to Promote Innovation, Infrastructure, and International Diplomacy and...

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On July 23, 2025, the White House released the much anticipated AI Action Plan (Action Plan), along with three accompanying Executive Orders (EO). The Action Plan—entitled Winning the Race: America’s AI Action...more

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The Digital Download – Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter – February 2025

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Publications & Advisories - January 31, 2025 – Kathleen Benway, Maki DePalo, Jennifer Everett, and Hyun Jai Oh published “Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Advisory | FTC Finalizes Amendments to COPPA Rule.”...more

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FCC Announces Administrators for IoT Cybersecurity Labeling Program

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Despite the coming transition in agency leadership, the FCC’s Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Labeling Program (the IoT Program) hit some major milestones this month, as the agency pushes ahead with this novel program....more

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Cybersecurity in 2024: Ten Top Issues to Consider

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As we enter the New Year, Wiley has looked back at the top cyber issues for 2023 and what they mean for 2024. Last year, we saw the rollout of the National Cybersecurity Strategy—which outlined a new era of cyber oversight—as...more

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Follow the Money: AI Winners in President Biden’s FY 2024 Budget Request

Artificial intelligence wins big in President Biden’s FY 2024 budget request with billions in new funding proposed for AI-related research, hardware, software and services at the departments of Defense, Energy, Homeland...more

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Enter Stage Right – a New Cyber Regulator Steps into the Spotlight

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The Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission recently articulated a new vision of that agency’s role in the nation’s cybersecurity. The FCC, as an independent agency with a relatively discrete set of regulatory...more

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Is Federal Cyber Policy About to Make a U-Turn? Notes from #CES Suggest It Might.

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For years, federal cyber policy has been based on successful public-private partnerships, collaboration, and the promotion of voluntary standards that can be tailored to sector and organization-specific risk and needs....more

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FTC Publishes Blog Post that Could Expand Data Breach Notification Requirements

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FTC Publishes Blog Post That Could Expand Data Breach Notification Requirements – On May 20, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a blog post suggesting that, in certain instances, a company may have to do...more

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FTC Issues Stern Warning to Companies to Address Known Cybersecurity Vulnerability

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a surprisingly strong warning to companies that they may face potential regulatory action if they fail to address known vulnerabilities, focusing in particular on the Log4j...more

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Financial Services Report - Summer 2021

As spring turns to summer, climate change is on our minds. A new day, a new story about how financial institutions are addressing climate-related risks. In the past few months, six major banks—Bank of America, JPMorgan...more

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[Webinar] Privacy and Cybersecurity Post-Election Discussion - December 2nd, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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In this webinar, Wiley lawyers from the Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and U.S. Department of Justice, will discuss possible changes on privacy and cybersecurity policy and oversight in a new...more

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Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - August 2020

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the National Institute of Standards and Technology's four principles of the "explainability" of artificial intelligence and the U.K. Information...more

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FTC Provides Cybersecurity Information for Small Businesses

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As a part of National Cybersecurity Month, last week the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched a campaign to help educate and assist small businesses with cybersecurity....more

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Trump Administration Botnet Report Will Impact IoT Device Makers – Things You Should Know

Manufacturers of wireless devices used for Internet of Things (IoT) applications should take heed of new Trump Administration proposals aimed at reducing the cybersecurity threats from botnets and other automated and...more

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Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Issue 18 | June 2018

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JONES DAY CYBERSECURITY, PRIVACY & DATA PROTECTION ATTORNEY SPOTLIGHT: Richard Martinez - Europe's new General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") is driving an evolution in corporate privacy practices globally. As...more

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Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - May 2018

In this month's edition of Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we discuss the General Data Protection Regulation taking effect and whether regulators are ready, as well as ICANN's release of temporary measures to ensure domain...more

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Blockchain Uses in Transportation

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Blockchain technology is most well-known for its use with cryptocurrencies, however, it has wider potential applications in other sectors beyond that of banking and financial services. It is being evaluated for uses in the...more

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Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 13

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On December 28, 2016, the New York Department of Financial Services ("DFS") released a revised version of a proposed regulation that would require banks, insurance companies, and other financial services institutions...more

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Don’t Ignore Ransomware Vulnerabilities; You Could Be Violating FTC Act

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission convened a ransomware workshop to discuss the rising epidemic of attacks against U.S. businesses and individuals. In a ransomware attack, a malicious actor tricks a user into...more

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