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White House Secures Voluntary Industry Commitments on Independent AI Audits

October 1, 2026 By Jennifer Everett, Cynthia Cole and Santi Villar

On September 29, 2026, the President met with executives of several leading artificial intelligence developers at the White House. The parties announced a voluntary framework titled “The White House Accord on Super Intelligence” (the “Accord”). Under the Accord, signatories commit to adopt internal controls for frontier AI systems, engage independent external auditors, and establish independent […]

Filed Under: AI Cybersecurity & Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Consumer Protection/FTC Tagged With: AI, Artificial Intelligence, The White House

Trump Administration Unveils New Program for Targeting Cyber Criminals

August 24, 2026 By Kim Peretti, Lance Taubin and Taylor Veracka

On August 12, 2026, President Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum regarding Expanding Capabilities to Combat Transnational Cyber-Enabled Crime (the “Memorandum”) directing U.S. law enforcement to target and disrupt transnational criminal organizations. To accomplish this goal, the Memorandum establishes a program allowing private sector companies to partner with the government to fight “Cyber-Enabled Transnational […]

Filed Under: National Security & Digital Crimes, Privacy & Cybersecurity Litigation Tagged With: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, National Security, The White House

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 and Daniel Felz

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

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