regulation
Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 11/1/24
Insight #1: You can be sued for your junky software, EU says The EU recently updated its Product Liability Directive (PDF) to reflect the critical role of software in modern society. This ...
AI and the SEC Whistleblower Program
Tax farming is the practice of licensing tax collection to private contractors. Used heavily in ancient Rome, it’s largely fallen out of practice because of the obvious conflict of interest between the ...
AI and the 2024 US Elections
For years now, AI has undermined the public’s ability to trust what it sees, hears, and reads. The Republican National Committee released a provocative ad offering an “AI-generated look into the country’s ...
Looking Toward U.S. Federal Privacy Regulation, How Software Companies can Prepare
Software developers, as key players in the digital ecosystem, must proactively adapt to these changes to ensure compliance and uphold the privacy rights of users ...
Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 7/19/24
Insight #1 It's been a while since I reminded everyone that one of the single greatest controls to implement to prevent account compromise is multifactor authentication (MFA). Do it today! ...
Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 4/19/24
Insight #1 One of the most significant errors an organization can make is assuming they are not a target. This belief is especially prevalent among small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), and it ...
Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 4/19/24
Insight #1 One of the most significant errors an organization can make is assuming they are not a target. This belief is especially prevalent among small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), and it ...
How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration will drive the next era of growth, wealth, and human flourishing. It’s a scary ...
Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 2/2/24
Insight #1 Ransomware payments dropped to 29% in the last quarter of 2023. Will ransomware be a thing if victims stop paying completely? It seems we are getting closer to that reality ...
CFPB’s Proposed Data Rules
In October, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a set of rules that if implemented would transform how financial institutions handle personal data about their customers. The rules put control of ...