This week on Cyber Matters, Tanner Wilburn and Katherine Kennelly begin with the widespread outages caused by a CrowdStrike update, discussing the implications for IT practices and the importance of testing updates before deployment.

They then explore the dismissal of most of the SEC's lawsuit against SolarWinds and its former CISO, Timothy Brown. They provide background on the SolarWinds Orion software compromise and analyze the court's decision, particularly highlighting the setback for the SEC's authority in cybersecurity regulation.

In data breach news, they discuss the arrest of a suspected Scattered Spider hacker in the UK and the ongoing costs of the Change Healthcare ransomware attack for UnitedHealth. They also cover a class-action lawsuit against a law firm related to a data breach.

The podcast touches on allegations that AWS leased infrastructure to NSO Group, known for its controversial spyware. They also discuss a lawsuit against Patagonia for alleged violations of California privacy law from 1967 and explore the broader trend of CIPA litigation.

In AI news, the hosts cover updated USPTO guidance for AI-related patent applications and Meta's decision not to offer future multimodal AI models in the EU. The episode concludes with a brief mention of Google's potential $23 billion acquisition of cybersecurity startup Wiz.

 

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A breakdown of USPTO Guidance: https://www.intellectualpropertylawblog.com/archives/uspto-issues-ai-subject-matter-eligibility-guidance/