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“False” Sense of Security: DOJ Announces False Claims Act Settlements Related to Failure to Comply with Cybersecurity Requirements

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 8/5/2025

On July 31, 2025, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a pair of settlements with companies accused of having violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by falsely representing their compliance with certain...more

New California Regs Will Impact Your AI and Privacy Policies: FAQs on Automated Decision-Making, Risk Assessments, and...

Fisher Phillips on 8/1/2025

California regulators unanimously approved a sweeping set of regulations on July 24 governing the use of automated decision-making technology (ADMT) and mandating risk assessments and cybersecurity audits for businesses...more

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Agrees to Release Report detailing Telecom Infrastructure...

Womble Bond Dickinson on 8/1/2025

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has agreed to make public a report from 2022 about US telecommunications networks' flawed security practices which relate to the Salt Typhoon attacks experienced by...more

What the Sensitive Data Rule means for “bulk data” and National Security compliance

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 8/1/2025

As of July 9, the U.S. Department of Justice has begun full enforcement of a sweeping new data regulation known as the Sensitive Data Rule, or “SDR.” Implemented under President Biden’s Executive Order 14117, the SDR marks a...more

U.S. Cybersecurity Sector Recap

Ropes & Gray LLP on 8/1/2025

M&A activity in the cybersecurity sector is on pace to exceed 2024 volume by 10% in 2025, with continued consolidation as larger firms acquire niche players to enhance capabilities or expand product offerings. The...more

Rhode Island Enacts New Financial Institutions Cybersecurity Law With Immediate Effect

Cooley LLP on 7/31/2025

As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) scale back rulemaking and enforcement, states are advancing more prescriptive cybersecurity standards for financial institutions, including...more

Cybersecurity challenges in the health care industry: Legal, regulatory, and risk considerations

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 7/28/2025

Health care remains one of the most targeted and vulnerable sectors when it comes to cyberattacks. In fact, a recent breach at a major health care analytics firm exposed the data of 5.4 million U.S. patients, making it one of...more

White House Releases America’s AI Action Plan: A Strategic Framework for Innovation, Infrastructure, and Global AI Leadership

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 7/25/2025

On July 23, 2025, the White House released America’s AI Action Plan, a comprehensive national strategy designed to strengthen the United States’ position in artificial intelligence through investment in innovation,...more

AI in Healthcare: Why Compliance Can’t Afford to Fall Behind

NAVEX on 7/22/2025

The healthcare sector is rapidly embracing artificial intelligence (AI), from predictive diagnostics and clinical decision support to patient engagement and operational automation. With this innovation comes an urgent...more

AI Summaries in Google Discover: Rethinking Information Governance, Discovery, and Security

HaystackID on 7/18/2025

In a bold initiative to integrate AI across various platforms, Google has launched AI-generated summaries in its Discover product, a personalized news feed widely accessible on Android and iOS devices. These AI summaries...more

Cybersecurity Regulation in Flux as Trump Administration Focuses on Evolving Foreign and Tech Threats

Latham & Watkins LLP on 7/17/2025

The administration has signaled a potential softening of cyber regulation for domestic entities, with increasing focus on national security priorities and preparing for the future....more

MintzTech Connect: All Things Technology — July 2025

Mintz - Venture Capital & Emerging Companies... on 7/16/2025

Coworker.ai has recently announced the launch of the world’s first AI “teammate,” an agent that can perform complex work at the level of an experienced colleague. Powered by Organizational Memory (OM1), a proprietary memory...more

AI News Roundup – Impostor uses AI to imitate U.S. Secretary of State, EU unveils code of practice for AI regulations, AI-powered...

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 7/15/2025

To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following....more

Cybercriminals Hit Your Inbox—Now What? Recovering Funds After Business Email Compromise and Fraud Schemes

Potomac Law Group, PLLC on 7/11/2025

The global cyber scam industry is a multi-billion dollar racket run by crime syndicates who often operate through massive compounds known as “scam farms” in far flung locations. On our shores, many businesses fall prey to...more

New SEC Cybersecurity Compliance Deadlines are Coming: What 5 Things Should Covered Institutions Do to Prepare?

Fisher Phillips on 6/30/2025

The SEC’s amended Regulation S-P, adopted last year, will soon enhance data privacy protections for broker-dealers, investment companies, registered investment advisors, and transfer agents. The updated rule requires these...more

Decoded - Technology Law Insights, V 6, Issue 6, June 2025

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 6/27/2025

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency’s Artificial Intelligence Security Center (NSA AISC), and the FBI have issued new AI data security guidelines. These new guidelines are aimed...more

Cleared for Takeoff? Copilot Legal and Technical Preflight Checklist

Troutman Pepper Locke on 6/27/2025

Millions of companies use the Microsoft 365 suite of tools every day to create, communicate, and collaborate, but far fewer have adequately grappled with the legal risks introduced by Copilot, the powerful generative AI...more

New Cybersecurity Executive Order Revises Specific Federal Policies While Retaining Core Security Principles

Woods Rogers on 6/20/2025

On June 6, 2025, the Trump Administration issued a new Executive Order, Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation’s Cybersecurity and Amending Executive Order 13694 and Executive Order 14144 (the EO) that contains...more

New AI, New Risks: Inside GenAI’s Cybersecurity Dilemma

HaystackID on 6/19/2025

Generative artificial intelligence, once the subject of experimental labs and speculative fiction, is now a central force in digital transformation, and cybersecurity professionals are finding themselves on unfamiliar ground....more

How AI Is Helping Corporate Legal Departments

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC on 6/18/2025

According to a recent survey, artificial intelligence gained a significant foothold in corporate legal departments in 2025, where it is being used mostly for contract drafting and review, legal research, and document...more

Trump Issues Executive Order on Cybersecurity Rolling Back Some Prior Policies and Introducing New Ones

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 6/13/2025

Last week, the Trump administration made its priorities clear for the nation’s cybersecurity posture in the form of the newly issued executive order entitled “Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation’s Cybersecurity...more

AT&T Customer Data Resurfaces on Dark Web in Enhanced, Decrypted Format

HaystackID on 6/13/2025

According to an AT&T spokesperson, this is not accurate. Social Security Numbers and Dates of Birth were already available in plain text in the original compromised dataset from 2024 (in separate files that could be...more

NSA Issues Cybersecurity Guidance and Best Practices for AI Systems

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 6/12/2025

The National Security Agency (NSA), in coordination with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and cybersecurity agencies from Australia, New Zealand, and the...more

HHS Announces New Director of Office for Civil Rights: What to Watch from the New Health Privacy Leader

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 6/12/2025

On June 4, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the appointment of Paula M. Stannard as the Director of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR). As Director, Stannard will lead the enforcement of...more

HIPAA Compliance Risks with AI Scribes in Health Care: What Digital Health Leaders Need to Know

Foley & Lardner LLP on 6/10/2025

AI scribes are quickly becoming the digital sidekick of modern health care. They promise to reduce clinician burnout, streamline documentation, and improve the patient experience. But as health care providers and digital...more

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