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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) addresses a press conference during a break in a bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum for all U.S. senators at the U.S. Capitol on September 13, 2023.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) addresses a press conference during a break in a bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum for all U.S. senators at the U.S. Capitol on September 13, 2023. Julia Nikhinson/Reuters
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Cyber Week in Review: May 16, 2024

by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf May 17, 2024

Four Senators release AI Policy Roadmap; U.S. and partners unveil data-sharing agreement; Frank McCourt bids for TikTok; Biden passes new tariffs on Chinese tech; FBI seizes cybercrime marketplace. Read More

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Cyber Week in Review: March 15, 2024
EU passes AI Act; ODNI releases 2024 threat assessment; Google restricts chatbot responses to election queries; Trump authorized information operation against China in 2019; House passes bill to ban TikTok
Blog Post by Kat Duffy , Kyle Fendorf and Cecilia Marrinan March 15, 2024 Net Politics
Technology and Innovation
Cyber Week in Review: March 8, 2024
Internet outages in Chad amid political violence; EU Digital Markets Act takes effect; Indian government to regulate AI; Amazon announces cloud investment in Saudi Arabia; U.S. intervenes after ransomware hits healthcare provider.
Blog Post by Kat Duffy , Kyle Fendorf and Cecilia Marrinan March 8, 2024 Net Politics
Technology and Innovation
Cyber Week in Review: March 1, 2024
Biden signs data security executive order; PCAST issues report on critical infrastructure; DeSantis vetoes ban on social media for teens; Malawi stops issuing passports after hack; Meta creates new EU counter-disinformation group.
Blog Post by Kat Duffy , Kyle Fendorf and Cecilia Marrinan March 1, 2024 Net Politics
  • Technology and Innovation
    Cyber Week in Review: February 23, 2024
    Digital Services Act enters into effect; leaked data shows Chinese hacking; Google to launch pre-bunking campaign; U.S., EU, and UK take down ransomware gang; Russian disinformation campaign targets healthcare providers.
    Blog Post by Kat Duffy , Kyle Fendorf and Cecilia Marrinan February 23, 2024 Net Politics
  • Technology and Innovation
    Cyber Week in Review: February 16, 2024
    Pakistan and Indonesia hold elections; U.S. announces AI safety consortium; Iran hacks UAE TV station; DMA will not apply to some Apple and Microsoft products; CISA announces 2024 priorities for JCDC.
    Blog Post by Kat Duffy , Kyle Fendorf and Cecilia Marrinan February 16, 2024 Net Politics
  • Indonesia
    AI in Context: Indonesian Elections Challenge GenAI Policies
    Prabowo Subianto, the leading candidate in Indonesia's presidential election, has used AI to rebrand from alleged human rights abuser to a “cuddly grandpa," in spite of AI companies' global policies against electoral uses.
    Blog Post by Kat Duffy February 13, 2024 Net Politics
  • Technology and Innovation
    Cyber Week in Review: February 9, 2024
    Meta Oversight Board says edited video of Biden can stay up; U.S. sanctions Iranian hackers; Affordable Connectivity Program lapses; U.S. to restrict visas for spyware industry; scammers use deepfakes to steal $25 million.
    Blog Post by Kat Duffy , Cecilia Marrinan and Kyle Fendorf February 9, 2024 Net Politics
  • Technology and Innovation
    Cyber Week in Review: February 2, 2024
    Senate holds hearing on child safety on social media; U.S. disables Chinese botnet; Taylor Swift deepfakes flood social media; AI companies have to report safety tests to government; Brazil investigating Bolsonaro's spyware use.
    Blog Post by Kat Duffy , Kyle Fendorf and Cecilia Marrinan February 2, 2024 Net Politics
  • Cybersecurity
    Never Mind the Buzz; Here's the Consequences: No One in Cybersecurity Is Ready for the SolarWinds Prosecution
    The Securities and Exchanges Commission is emphasizing the concept of “materiality” in cybersecurity. Materiality will graduate cybersecurity to an enterprise risk and force public companies to rethink their approach to cyber risk.
    Blog Post by Tarah Wheeler and Munish Walther-Puri February 2, 2024 Net Politics
  • Technology and Innovation
    The Largest Senate Judiciary Committee Audience Is on Capitol Hill—and at Home—Today
    Today's Senate hearing on big tech and the child exploitation crisis should remind the public of Section 230's provision on parental controls, and the real-world analogies to how social media platforms operate.
    Blog Post by Leah Plunkett January 31, 2024 Net Politics