As data centres become a critical part of our infrastructure, Peter Dalton, Adil Tirmizi and Sophia Wah review the current risks and regulations around them. Demand for data centres continues to grow globally, driven by increased computing requirements for AI and continued demand for data and connectivity, the trend towards cloud computing and IOT capability….
Mark Hendry explains how good AI governance is a now cornerstone of cybersecurity AI is already embedded into our day-to-day personal and professional lives. As adoption expands, so do questions about how to govern its use within and across organisations. With the horse having already bolted, will attempts at governance be meaningless, after-the-fact endeavours for…
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The Clorox Company (Clorox) recently filed a $380 million lawsuit against Cognizant, its IT services provider. In this article, Ngaire Guzzetti, discusses the importance of contract due diligence, continual testing of controls and the growing threat that is supply chain risk. The 2023 Breach and the 2025 Lawsuit Manufacturer The Clorox Company (Clorox) recently filed a…
Camilo Artiga-Purcell flags up some of the cybersecurity, data protection and privilege risks associated with client-intake forms. Solicitors and barristers across England and Wales have embraced digital transformation, adopting sophisticated case management systems, e-discovery platforms, and document automation tools. Yet many overlook a critical vulnerability: the web forms used to collect confidential client and prospective…
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Rachael Gibbons and Rory Coutts pick out the key points of the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill currently in Parliament. The Background to the New Bill On 12 November, the Government introduced the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (“Bill”) to Parliament to update the UK’s current cybersecurity law, The Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018…
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An infographic compiled by Fiona Phillips outlining the proposals for dealing with ransomware attacks following the consultation earlier this year….
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Fiona Phillips, guest editor of our Cybersecurity special issue and chair of the SCL Cybersecurity Group, stresses the importance of cyber for lawyers and for wider society As Chair of the Cybersecurity and Law Committee for the Society for Computers and Law, I am honoured to introduce this special edition devoted to one of the…
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Mark Ryan of SES Secure maps the use of software escrow to some of the requirements proposed in the Cyber Security & Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill…
UK law UK government publishes progress report on copyright and AI The government has published a progress statement about its work to date on copyright and AI. The statement also explains the steps it is taking to prepare a report on the use of copyright works in the development of AI systems; and an economic…
The European Commission has issued its much debated Digital Omnibus. Its core proposals aim to streamline rules on AI, cybersecurity and data. While aimed at simplifying the rules, it could end up making things more complex, particularly with the uncertain timing of the rules on high-risk AI systems coming into force. It also gives the AI Office more…
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