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The White House’s Gold Eagle Initiative Signals a New Phase in AI Enabled Cyber Defense

July 19, 2026 By Kim Peretti and Kristen Bartolotta

The White House has launched “Gold Eagle,” a new cybersecurity vulnerability coordination clearinghouse designed to use advanced AI capabilities to accelerate how the government and industry identify, prioritize, verify, and remediate software vulnerabilities. The initiative was established under the June 2, 2026 Executive Order, “Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security,” and is being framed […]

Filed Under: AI Cybersecurity & Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), National Security & Digital Crimes Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, The White House

A New U.S. Cyber Strategy: President Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America

March 25, 2026 By Hanna Hewitt and Kim Peretti

A newly released U.S. government cyber strategy (available here) outlines a more assertive and coordinated national posture toward cybersecurity. The strategy acknowledges that cyberspace is central to economic security, national defense, and everyday life. In doing so, it warns that cyber threats now affect everything from critical infrastructure to small businesses and individuals. These cyber […]

Filed Under: National Security & Digital Crimes, Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement Tagged With: Cyber, Cyber defenses, Cyber resilience, Cybersecurity, The White House

FTC Reverses Rytr Consent Order Amid Push for Federal AI Standards

February 3, 2026 By Kathleen Benway, Alex Brown, Jennifer Everett, Daniel Felz and Lili Song

On December 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) set aside its 2024 consent order against Rytr, a generative AI-powered company, concluding that the original complaint “failed to satisfy the legal requirements of the FTC Act” and that the order unduly burdened AI innovation in violation of the Trump Administration’s January 2025 AI Executive Order […]

Filed Under: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Consumer Protection/FTC, Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), The White House, US State Law

White House Releases Recommendations to Protect Against Potential Cyberattacks

March 22, 2022 By Kristen Bartolotta and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

The potential for malicious cyber activity has been a concern for the Biden administration throughout the evolving crisis in Ukraine (including the imposition of sanctions against Russia). In response to the concern, the Biden administration, which is now facing “evolving intelligence that Russia may be exploring options for potential cyberattacks,” has released recommendations for companies […]

Filed Under: Board Governance & Cyber Risk Management, National Security & Digital Crimes, Ransomware Fusion Center, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Executive Order, Data Protection, Ransomware, The White House

President Biden Issues Executive Order Directing Coordinated Federal Approach to Digital Assets

March 9, 2022 By Kim Peretti and Kristen Bartolotta

As a result of the rise in digital assets, President Biden signed an Executive Order on March 9, 2022 ordering a review of the nation’s approach to cryptocurrency. The Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets (the “Order”) contains both broad policy objectives and specific analysis to be conducted by the federal government. […]

Filed Under: National Security & Digital Crimes, Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement Tagged With: Cryptocurrency, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Executive Order, Digital Asset, The White House

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