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Paul Kurtz from Splunk is sharing the CISO/board perspective on the SEC cyber regulations that just went into effect. Ben has the story of Google moving to end geofence warrants. Dave has got the story of the ongoing debate on whether or not to pay the ransom. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do not constitute legal advice. For official legal advice on...

Larry Whiteside Jr. from RegScale and Cyversity is sharing ways increasing diversity can benefit boards, companies, and industries at large, as well as challenges with attracting and retaining cybersecurity talent. Ben has an update on the first geofence warrant case to make it to the Federal Court of Appeals. Dave's got a rundown of upcoming Supreme Court cases that may affect social media platfo...

Michael Barnhart from Mandiant sits down to talk about the evolution of North Korea's cyber program. Ben's story discusses a preliminary injunction against a Montana law banning TikTok. Dave's got the story of a college student frustrated with his lack of privacy on campus. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do not constitute legal advice. For official le...

Nick Sanna of the FAIR Institute and Safe Security joins to discuss the challenges the White House faces in attempting to harmonize critical infrastructure regulations. Ben has the story of a warrantless phone records surveillance program that is tracking over a trillion U.S. phone records annually. Dave explains how reporters from Rolling Stone tracked visitors to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-lago. While...

Andrew Hollister of LogRhythm joins Dave to discuss the Shanghai National Police data exposure incident, and how whether or not we will know the full details of one of the largest data breaches in world history. Ben's story discusses a groundbreaking Wisconsin court case relating to files stored in Dropbox, while Dave revisits the legality of AI generated code as a copyrights storm may be brewing....

This week, we are joined by Kathleen Hyde from Champlain College Online to discuss NCWES and its potential to scale up the cyber workforce and bolster economic security. Ben has an update on the reauthorization of Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act. Dave's got the story of a Virginia game warden confiscating a trail camera without a warrant. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a la...

Scott Stransky from the Marsh McLennan Cyber Risk Analytics Center joins to discuss recent developments in ransomware, cybersecurity investment, cyber risk analysis, and how artificial intelligence will transform the cyber risk environment, particularly in the insurance industry. Ben's story discusses the new antitrust lawsuit against Google. Dave's got the story of California putting limits on li...

David Brumley, a cybersecurity professor at Carnegie Mellon and CEO of software security firm, ForAllSecure, sits down to talk about the AI Executive Order that was recently signed. Ben's story reviews the outlines of a new Executive Order on AI. Dave's got one organization's attempts to look at data provenance in AI. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do...

Cobun Zweifel-Keegan from International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) sits down to talk about the children’s privacy landscape in the US and beyond. Ben's story discusses whether AI giants may soon have to worry about defamation lawsuits. Dave's got the story on FCC’s renewed interest in net neutrality. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do...

This week, we have Robert Carolina, General Counsel from Internet Systems Consortium joining Dave and Ben to discuss Quad9 DNS filter court case. Ben and Dave discuss an article from the International Red Cross looking at 8 rules for “civilian hackers” during war, and 4 obligations for states to restrain them. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do not con...

This week, Dave and Ben both sit down with Caleb Barlow, founder and CEO of Cylete, to ponder some challenging global policy issues together. Ben has the story of Amazon Alexa devices spreading election misinformation, specifically on the 2020 election. Dave's story is on the legal pushback against warrantless searching of peoples electronic devices at the US border. While this show covers legal t...

Stephen Cavey, co-founder and chief evangelist from GroundLabs sits down with Dave to discuss the relationship between organizations and their data. Ben has the story of lawyers being denied entry to Madison Square Garden as the result of facial recognition software. Dave's got the story of some law professors worried about the new app sweeping the nation, ChatGPT. While this show covers legal top...

Simone Petrella sits down to talk with Monica Shokrai from Google at the mWISE 2023 Cybersecurity Conference about challenges in the industry from the company perspective, and what Google does with its own actuarial team to calculate it's own risk. Ben has the story of a TikTok account that targets ordinary people using advanced facial recognition technology. Dave's got the story of some of the in...

This week, our guest is Karen Worstell from VMware to discuss how CISOs can make their mark with the new SEC rules. Ben's story discusses a Michigan case dealing with persistent unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) surveillance. Dave's got the story of a California judge blocking a law aimed at increasing the online safety for kids, by saying it violates the first amendment in the constitution. While t...

Guest Rachael Ormiston of Osano discusses the US and EU's Data Privacy Framework with Ben. This week's stories include, Ben discussing an Appeals Court decision mostly reversing a District Court order that barred communication between federal officials and social media companies. Dave's got the story of policy makers putting the intelligence community on notice when it comes to warrantless wiretap...

This week, our guests are Cinthia Motley and Sean Buckley from Dykema, who are discussing cybersecurity law and compliance with data collection. Ben has the story of a Federal Judge blocking an Arkansas law limiting minors’ access to social media. Dave's got the story of court-ordered blocking of websites at the Domain Name Service (DNS) level. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a law...

Igor Volovich from Qmulos sits down with Dave to discuss how compliance can’t wait for the government to find alignment on security and risk. Ben shares the story of a Federal Judge dismissing a lawsuit from the Republican National Committee against Google. Dave's got an opinion piece from the New York Times making the case that social media platforms should provide algorithmic choice. While this...

George Tziahanas from Archive360 is talking about what happens when the information is no longer in boxes but could be anywhere in the world. Ben has the story of a raid on an independent journalist who leaked unaired clips from Fox News. Dave's got the story of a DC court ruling that AI generated content is not eligible for copyright protection. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a l...

Chris Denbigh-White from Next DLP sits down to reflect on with the EU banning ChatGPT and the U.S. looking to create rules around it, how will regulation likely land? This week, Ben discusses the police raid on a local Kansas newspaper, and its implications for digital privacy. Dave has got the story of the Supreme Court possibly taking on a social media moderation case and what that looks like. W...

Guest Alex Iftimie of Morrison Foerster to discuss how the Department of Justice seized nearly $500,000 in ransomware payments made to a North Korean hacking group that targeted U.S. medical providers. Dave and Ben have some follow-up about GitHub Copilot from listeners Micah and Steve. In his story, Ben explores the potential legal and policy issues surrounding the new AI chatbot, ChatGPT. Dave h...

Valerie Abend, Global Cyber Strategy Lead from Accenture sits down to discuss the Securities and Exchange Commission’s recently announced cyber regulations. Ben shares the story of an interesting case concerning internet preservation law. Dave takes a look at an article from Lawfare that ponders the cybersecurity insurance market. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views...

Ken Cox from Hostirian joins Dave to discuss the darkside of AI and how to safeguard your privacy. Ben has the story of a proposed law from Ted Cruz, regulating IoT devices, from an unlikely sponsor. Dave's got the story of a novel proposal to limit social media platforms to help control and diminish harmful content. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do...

Jeff Reich, Executive Director at the Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA), joins to discuss the cost of identity. Ben and Dave discuss some follow up regarding how an appeals court put a temporary hold on an unusual order restricting federal officials and the agencies they work for from communicating with social media companies about content on their platforms. Ben discusses a new legal chal...

Dan Frechtling from Boltive sits down with Ben to discuss changes in health privacy, video privacy lawsuits, and children data laws. Ben's story looks at proposed legislation coming out of Massachusetts that could ban cell site location data. Dave's got the story of comedian and author Sarah Silverman suing OpenAI over copyright infringement. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawye...

Mark Lance from Guidepoint sits down to talk to Dave about ransomware policy, negotiations and payment impacts. This week, Ben looks at a surprising Federal District Court decision limiting Biden administration contacts with Big Tech companies. Dave's got the story of research questioning the veracity of AI detectors. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do...