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Guest Kimberly Patlis Walsh, President and Managing Director at Corporate Risk Solutions, joins Dave to discuss the evolution of cybersecurity and the correlating insurance marketplace, Ben's story covers ramifications of legal developments in Texas, and Dave discusses proposed legislation that takes the for-sale sign off the 4th Amendment. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer,...

This week, Ben speaks with Melanie Teplinsky, Senior Fellow at American University's Washington College of Law to discuss cybersecurity for innovative small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Ben and Dave both share thoughts and discuss what happened at the much anticipated Supreme Court oral arguments for Gonzalez v. Google, a major Section 230 case.  While this show covers legal topics, and Be...

Charlie Moore, who is a former Deputy Commander of U.S. Cyber Command is discussing the stand up of U.S. Cyber Command, the development of U.S. cyber policy, and the development of DoD Cyber Policy. Ben discusses a proposed California law that would restrict so-called “reverse warrants.” Dave's got a story on the ruling from the fourth circuit on the first amendment right to film police. While thi...

Annick O'Brien, Global Data Privacy Lawyer at CybSafe sits down with Dave to discuss data privacy around the world, data minimization, GDPR and how tech companies are fighting against regulations. Ben's story talks about the debate around reauthorizing Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act. Dave's story covers data brokers capitalizing on the recent boom in mental health and the online data assoc...

Carrie DeCell, Senior Staff Attorney of Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, sits down to discuss the threat malicious surveillance technology poses to press freedom around the world. Dave and Ben share some listener follow up from Steve, who writes in asking about the Google Algorithm case before the Supreme Court. Ben discusses the debate around the nationwide ban on TikTok....

Willie Hicks, Federal Chief Technologist from Dynatrace, sits down to discuss accelerated adoption and use of secure cloud infrastructure and services by the federal government. Ben’s story is on a new academic paper on the terms of service documents provided by different internet providers, and whether they alter Fourth Amendment rights. Dave discusses the story of a recent federal court ruling o...

This week, the CyberWire's UK Correspondent, Carole Theriault is discussing digitalization of healthcare with former BBC guru Rory Cellan Jones. Ben discusses a recent op-ed about the “danger of privacy at all costs” and response from critics. Dave's story is about the Supreme Court asking the Biden administration for input on social media laws in Florida and Texas. While this show covers legal to...

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...

Chris Gray from Deepwatch joins Dave to discuss 2022's shifts, as well as expectations in 2023 for data privacy from an international regulation standpoint. Ben's story covers a Seattle Public School District lawsuit against big tech companies, including TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram. Dave's got the story of an AI avatar generator that just can’t seem to resist sexualizing Asian women. While this...

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....

Journalist Glyn Moody joins Ben to discuss his new book and specifically to focus on how copyright laws threaten the open market of ideas on the internet, and how the copyright world is throttling creativity in the digital realm. Ben shares a story on a new Executive Order from President Biden on surveillance and data sharing with the European Union. Dave's got the story of the consequences of a c...

Betsy Cooper, Director of the Aspen Tech Policy Hub sits down with Dave to discuss their recent research on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. Dave and Ben share some follow up on one previous episode on not being allowed to update OS on regulated medical devices. Ben shares the shocking story of Roombas, the self driving vacuum, and how they are taking private photos inside people...

Ricardo Amper, the founder and CEO of Incode sits down with Dave to share his thoughts on the egalitarian promise of digital identity. Ben's story talks about about the State of Indiana taking legal action against TikTok after alleged security and child safety violations. Dave takes a look at the collapse of the FTX exchange and the arrest of its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried after the U.S. files cha...

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...

Sam Heiney, Impero's VP of Products, sits down with Dave to discuss patching healthcare cybersecurity risks in the Internet of Medical Things. Ben discusses a lawsuit that takes aim at artificial intelligence technology that generates its own computer code. Dave's got the story of dozens of human rights and LGBTQ+ organizations writing to Congress in opposition of a Kids Online Safety Act. While t...

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Chris Handman, Co-Founder & COO from TerraTrue, sits down with Dave to discuss how he works to transform legal teams into advocates and collaborators that can ensure privacy is baked in every step of the way. Ben shares the story of the how close the FBI potentially came to deploying spyware. Dave's got the story of Google’s nearly four hundred million dollar settlement over location privacy data....

Mike Hamilton Former CISO of Seattle and CISO at Critical Insight, sits down with Dave to talk about election security including ransomware, disinformation, natural disasters and online voting options. Ben's story follows an effort to keep Big Tech from taking over peoples cars and whose helping. Dave's got a look at facial recognition technology in Texas. While this show covers legal topics, and...

Christina Montgomery, Vice President and Chief Privacy Officer at IBM, sits down with Ben to discuss “Privacy Compliance Is Cultural: The Need for Diverse & Inclusive Perspectives in Data Governance & Regulation.” Ben's story discusses a possible new “right to repair” law in New York state. Dave's story is about Twitter and how they have a new boss, as well as if this new boss has made the right d...

Beth Goldberg, the Head of Research from Jigsaw sits down with Dave to discuss how misinformation could have an impact on people online. Ben shares the story of a harsh FTC order against Drizly, an alcohol delivery company, and its CEO for data privacy abuses. Dave brings us the story of how the DOJ is accusing 10 Chinese spies and government officials of ‘malign schemes.’ While this show covers l...

Bill Bernard, Managing Director of Solutions Architecture from Deepwatch, sits down with Dave to discuss industry pushback on cyber reporting regulations. Ben's story is focused on a novel court decision on geofence warrants in California. Dave's got the story of a $228 million judgment in the first biometrics privacy class action to go to trial in Illinois after a company called BNSF Railway Co....

Journalist Glyn Moody joins Ben to discuss his new book and specifically to focus on how copyright laws threaten the open market of ideas on the internet, and how the copyright world is throttling creativity in the digital realm. Ben shares a story on a new Executive Order from President Biden on surveillance and data sharing with the European Union. Dave's got the story of the consequences of a c...

Scott Holewinski from Arctic Wolf sits down with Dave to discuss how enacting country-wide Safe Harbor laws will promote more incident response self-reporting in the industry. Ben and Dave go over some listener follow up regarding the first amendment and profanity. Ben discusses the Supreme Court taking up section 230 of the communications decency act. Dave’s got the story of a judge in Buenos Air...

Guest Bob Maley from Black Kite joins Dave to discuss the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), federal regulation that requires financial institutions to safeguard sensitive customer information. Ben discusses a new lawsuit filed against a local public utility for providing user data to law enforcement. Dave's got the story of California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act. While this show covers legal to...

Gary Brickhouse former Security & Compliance Architect for Disney and CISO of cybersecurity firm GuidePoint Security joins Dave to discuss where we will see continued changes when it comes to cybersecurity insurance as the economy tanks, recession hits and cyber criminals take advantage. Ben discusses the 5th circuit’s controversial take on content moderation. Dave's got the story of the Pentagon...