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This week, leaders from government, industry, and academia from across the globe will gather for the Munich Cyber Security Conference (MCSC) 鈥� an important prelude to the Munich Security Conference (MSC) 鈥�- to help shape the world鈥檚 global cyber resilience. 91快活林 will participate in this exclusive gathering, working directly with officials to navigate cyber risk, emerging technologies, and geopolitics. [...]
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There is no greater responsibility of the U.S. government than to provide for the security of the country, and as the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) reaffirmed in 2023, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA 702) is 鈥渉ighly valuable鈥� to national security. While H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, would reauthorize FISA 702, the [...]
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By now, the world 鈥� or at least those who care about privacy and appreciate the importance of international data flows, which is just about everyone I deal with 鈥� is aware the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) struck down the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield in the Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland and Maximillian Schrems (Schrems II) case yesterday. Most are also aware that, at the [...]
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Today, companies, individuals, governments, and institutions can instantaneously transfer information from one end of the globe to the other. Indeed, data transfers underpin the global economy, drive communications and social interaction, and form the foundation of a seemingly limitless number of data-driven technologies and services we take for granted and depend on. Unfortunately, regulators in both [...]
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The internet has allowed people and businesses to become connected at a scale once thought unimaginable. With just the click of a button families can share photos, banks can process loans, universities can share research, and so much more. Alongside the growth of these positive innovations, however, cyber criminals have become increasingly sophisticated, and there has been a corresponding increase [...]
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It is safe to say Internet of Things (IoT) fascination has gripped Washington鈥檚 attention. Over the past year, there have been no fewer than six congressional hearings and the launch of the Congressional Caucus on Internet of Things (IoT). It seems there is a large IoT forum taking place somewhere in the nation鈥檚 capital on an almost weekly basis. We welcome policymakers鈥� interest in IoT, and look [...]