Many employers struggle with not only identifying what is private protectable information, but also how to safeguard that information while also protecting the company's own business interests. Given the increased costs of litigation, it is critical that employers understand their obligations under the law and how to strike a legally compliant balance between these competing interests.
Most of the legal industry has by now boarded the generative artificial intelligence train, filling up conference sessions dedicated to the topic, testing new legal technology solutions and exploring the emerging legal questions that the technology will pose. But most of their questions about generative AI are still unanswered.
The assessment and audit requirements of the new generation of state data protection laws will force U.S. companies to move beyond mere window dressing and instead require them to develop fulsome data protection programs.
The cybersecurity landscape is on the brink of a transformative shift, with predictive analytics and behavioral analysis leading the charge for more resilient and adaptive defenses.
Hackers are using AI to sift large digital data to identify more convincing approaches for their scams as well as weaknesses in weaknesses in software coding or network security.
As many CISOs and cyber teams think about the year ahead, and legal professionals consider the far-reaching consequences of cybersecurity, here is a checklist to help them prepare for the biggest cybersecurity trends to come.
Law firms have information that hackers want — Social Security numbers, financial data, personally identifiable information and more. It is therefore essential that firms plan for a possible breach. And when the breach occurs, have a plan.
The FTC's proposed click to cancel rule amendments would impose a one-time cost of $2.7 billion on businesses and have an annual effect on the national economy of at least $100 million, according to an economic report by the online advertising industry's association.
The emerging cases by authors and copyright owners challenging various generative AI programs for using copyrighted materials are certain to create new troubles for the courts being asked to apply the fair use doctrine to this important new technology.
Since April 2023, French regulation makes the payment of insurance compensation in case of cyberattacks conditional on the filing of a complaint within a reduced time frame. This regulation has been enacted in the context of the French government decision to fight against the resurgence of cyberattacks, together with ransom demands, which have a significant impact on the economy.
