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Poisoned Robots: Data Poisoning Threatens AI-Powered Mechanisms

May 12, 2022
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Takeaway: Companies need to be vigilant about feeding their machines clean data to avoid hackers poisoning their networks. Artificial intelligence is everywhere: from facial recognition technology to weather forecasting.  As we get better at training computers to become more sophisticated with prediction models, hackers are developing stealthier methods to poison... Read More

New CIRCIA Bill and What It Means for Whistleblowers

May 3, 2022
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By: Christopher A. Iacono

Takeaway: Uncertainties over threats of cyberattacks resulted in both the House and Senate passing CIRCIA, which created an opportunity for whistleblowers to come forward under the False Claims Act with information about agencies and contractors failing to report cybersecurity breaches in a timely manner. Following CIRCIA, Congress voted to pass the Better Cybercrime Metrics Act to help analyze the effectiveness of cybercrime... Read More

CISA Shields Up

March 31, 2022
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Takeaway: CISA’s Shield Up Guidance Emphasizes Incident Response Planning With the specter of an expanding war in Europe, the threat of cyber retaliation by Russia, or Russian-sponsored actors, is increased. In response, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”) released its Shields Up Guidance to help organizations and supply chains... Read More

Cybersecurity: Board of Director Litigation Risk

February 22, 2022
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By: Christopher A. Iacono , Quintin DiLucente

Takeaway: With the surge of data and cybersecurity breaches, corporate directors and officers have become targets for shareholder derivative lawsuits. Fortunately, there are procedural measures that directors and officers can put in place in order to mitigate the risk of litigation. The standard in shareholder derivative actions is based off... Read More

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