US Partner Michael Bahar Comments on Surveillance Tools
Posted on Jan 19, 2018 in Cybersecurity, Government | Comments Off on US Partner Michael Bahar Comments on Surveillance Tools
Eversheds Sutherland Partner Michael Bahar is quoted in this Politico article regarding the ongoing legislative debate involving the recent passage of a long-term extension of the government’s online surveillance tools. “It’s not really a pendulum swing as much as it is part of the start of a very long, complicated discussion on the role of privacy, not just in the United States, but...
DoT to Unveil Revised Autonomous Vehicle Regulations
Posted on Jan 14, 2018 in Cybersecurity, Government | Comments Off on DoT to Unveil Revised Autonomous Vehicle Regulations
At the Detroit auto show, Secretary Chao announced that the Department of Transportation will release revised self-driving vehicle regulations this summer. The regulations are expected encompass trucks and transit vehicles in addition to automobiles. Learn...
Mnuchin: Bitcoin firms subject to anti-laundering rules
Posted on Jan 12, 2018 in Cybersecurity, Government, Regulation | Comments Off on Mnuchin: Bitcoin firms subject to anti-laundering rules
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Friday warned traders and firms offering services related to cryptocurrencies like bitcoin that anti-money-laundering and know-your-customer rules apply to them — and regulators are watching closely. Learn more.
Senators Warren and Warner Introduce Cybersecurity Bill Aimed at Consumer Reporting Agencies
Posted on Jan 10, 2018 in Cybersecurity, Government, Regulation | Comments Off on Senators Warren and Warner Introduce Cybersecurity Bill Aimed at Consumer Reporting Agencies
Senators Warren (D-Mass.) and Warner (D-Va.) introduced a bill today that would establish an Office of Cybersecurity at the FTC, charged with promulgating cybersecurity regulations and monitoring security of consumer reporting agencies, such as Equifax, require consumer reporting agencies to notify the FTC within 10 days of a breach, and impose strict liability penalties for breaches...
2017 Cybersecurity Litigation Year in Review and Forecasts
Posted on Jan 3, 2018 in Cybersecurity, Government, Insurance, Litigation | Comments Off on 2017 Cybersecurity Litigation Year in Review and Forecasts
Cyber-related litigation continues to be volatile, with 2017 witnessing several momentous developments including rulings on standing, the extent of insurance coverage, the fate of the Fourth Amendment’s third-party doctrine in the digital age, and the emerging standard of care for cybersecurity. At the same time, Europe is seeing its own tectonic shifts in how it handles data,...
The Cyber Shot Across the Bow: Data Manipulation and GPS Spoofing
Posted on Dec 11, 2017 in Cybersecurity, Government, Litigation | Comments Off on The Cyber Shot Across the Bow: Data Manipulation and GPS Spoofing
In September 2015, then-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper warned that the next “push of the envelope” in cybersecurity might be attacks that change or manipulate electronic information in order to compromise its accuracy or reliability. Two years later, we may now be seeing the very beginning of such insidious attacks in the form of GPS spoofing—a technique that sends...
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