Episode 206: The threat of evil AI from outer space – or maybe a lot closer to home Our interview features an excellent and mostly grounded exploration of how artificial intelligence could become a threat as a result of the cybersecurity arms race. Maury Shenk does much of the interviewing in London. He talks to Miles Brundage,… Continue Reading
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CFIUS Reform: A Primer on the Key Changes Under Consideration
Posted in InternationalKey committees in the Senate and House have concluded initial hearings on the bill to reform the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 (FIRRMA). FIRRMA was introduced in the Senate and House by Senator Cornyn and Representative Pittenger with bipartisan cosponsors on November… Continue Reading
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast – Interview with Glenn Gerstell
Posted in Cybersecurity and Cyberwar, Data Breach, International, Privacy Regulation, Security Programs & PoliciesWhat is the most surprising discovery a law firm partner makes when he jumps to the National Security Agency? I direct that and other questions at Glenn Gerstell, who has just finished six months in the job as General Counsel at the National Security Agency. In the news roundup, we begin, of course, with the… Continue Reading
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast – Interview with Elana Broitman and Shawn Cooley
Posted in Cybersecurity and Cyberwar, International, Security Programs & PoliciesWe begin the podcast with This week in NSA, but how long that feature will survive is in doubt. Because what’s most newsworthy this week is that there was practically no news about NSA. Or at least no new scandal stories. The principal new release came from the US government and consisted of a FISA… Continue Reading