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Aug 11, 2022

U.S. Appeals Court Rules That Artificial Intelligence Cannot Be a Patent Inventor

Reuters reported on August 5 that an artificial intelligence system cannot be an inventor under United States patent law. The

Aug 10, 2022

Deepfakes Are a Growing Threat – With Scary Consequences

CNET reported on August 8 that deepfakes are increasingly being used in cyberattacks. Reports of cyber attacks using deepfaked audio

Aug 09, 2022

New York: First State to Require CLE in Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection

LawSites reported on August 8 that New York is first U.S. state to requires that attorneys take continuing legal education

Aug 04, 2022

Post-Quantum Encryption Contender Blown Out of the Water in One Hour

Ars Technica reported on August 2 that, in our national campaign to protect data in the age of quantum computers,

Aug 03, 2022

Do You Wonder Who is Collecting Data from Your Car?

If you don’t wonder, it’s time for a reality check about how many companies are collecting your data! The Markup

Aug 02, 2022

Justice Department Investigating Data Breach of Federal Court System

Politico reported on July 28 that the Justice Department is investigating a data breach of the U.S. federal courts system

Jul 28, 2022

Jen Easterly’s Advice: Cut the “Nerdspeak” of Cybersecurity

The Washington Post reported (gift article) on July 26 that CISA’s director, Jen Easterly, wants to cut out the “nerdspeak”

Jul 27, 2022

Law Firm Lost Nearly $200,000 in Scam: Bank Not Liable

The ABA Journal reported on July 21 that law firm Perlberger Law Associates, which wired nearly $200,000 to a Nigerian

Jul 26, 2022

Extraordinary Heat Causes a Google Data Center Outage

So, you think your data is safe (and always accessible) in the cloud? Maybe not. Let’s face it, global warming

Jul 21, 2022

U.S. Can’t Fill 771,000 Cybersecurity Jobs

The Washington Post reported (gift article) on July 19 that the U.S. cannot fill 771,000 open cybersecurity jobs – last

Jul 20, 2022

FBI Warning: Fake Cryptocurrency Apps Used to Defraud Investors

BleepingComputer reported on July 18 that the FBI has issued a warning that cybercriminals use fraudulent cryptocurrency investment applications to

Jul 19, 2022

U.S. Supreme Court Justices ‘Doxed’ After Overturn of Roe v. Wade

The Register reported on July 13 that the U.S. Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe v. Wade may have been