UAE turns to AI to draft the laws of the future – Legal Cheek
Making legislative system ‘faster and more precise’ Credit: Shiekh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum via X The United Arab Emirates is poised to become the first country in the world…
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Top law firms graded on ‘climate accountability’ in new student-led report – Legal Cheek
Spotlights fossil fuel work Eco-minded law students have released updated scores reflecting their views on how environmentally friendly major law firms are, based on their work with fossil fuel clients.…
Ripple’s xrpl.js npm Package Backdoored to Steal Private Keys in Major Supply Chain Attack – The Hacker News
The Ripple cryptocurrency npm JavaScript library named xrpl.js has been compromised by unknown threat actors as part of a software supply chain attack designed to harvest and exfiltrate users’ private…
The state of cyberwar in Ukraine — and how CISOs can help – CSO Online
Earlier this month my researcher Barbara Schluetter and I had the pleasure of attending the Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum 2025, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Over the course of two days…
CNAPP buyer’s guide: Top cloud-native app protection platforms compared – CSO Online
Cloud security continues to be a vexing situation, and the tool set continues to become more complex, riddled with acronyms representing possible solutions. Now there’s another: the cloud-native application protection…
Zambia’s Updated Cyber Laws Prompt Surveillance Warnings – Dark Reading
Critics — which include the US embassy in Zambia — contend the just-signed Cyber Security Act and the Cyber Crime Act allow suppression of dissent and too much concentration of…
Google Drops Cookie Prompt in Chrome, Adds IP Protection to Incognito – The Hacker News
Google on Tuesday revealed that it will no longer offer a standalone prompt for third-party cookies in its Chrome browser as part of its Privacy Sandbox initiative. “We’ve made the…
Verizon: Edge Bugs Soar, Ransoms Lag, SMBs Bedeviled – Dark Reading
The cybersecurity landscape confounded expectations in 2024, as anticipated threats and risk didn’t materialize and less widely touted attack scenarios shot up. – Read More
Hiring elite lawyers only works for law firms “with other stars” – Legal Futures
Hiring star or elite lawyers generally does not work for law firms but it can if there are “other stars in the same area”, academics have found. The post Hiring…
Solicitor who secured release of client’s money then breached rules – Legal Futures
A solicitor who successfully released money frozen in a client’s bank account then broke the accounts rules by having it transferred into her firm’s client account. The post Solicitor who…
Listed group’s lawyer owners mull taking it private – Legal Futures
The lawyer couple behind listed credit hire and legal services group Anexo are set to team up with an asset management firm to take it private. The post Listed group’s…
New practice area and location for top PI firm leads latest M&A – Legal Futures
Top personal injury firm Express Solicitors has expanded out of Manchester with an acquisition that also takes it into the data breach market as we round up the latest M&A.…
How Emerging AI Frameworks Drive Business Value and Mitigate Risk – Dark Reading
Understanding how multiple AI models speak to each other and deciding which framework to use requires careful evaluation of both the business benefits of advanced AI orchestration and the cybersecurity…
Chinese APT Billbug deploys new malware toolset in attack on multiple sectors – CSO Online
Chinese cyberespionage group Billbug has revamped its attack toolkit with new malware payloads in a wide-reaching campaign targeting multiple organizations in Southeast Asia. The new tools, which include credential stealers,…
Microsoft Purges Millions of Cloud Tenants in Wake of Storm-0558 – Dark Reading
The tech giant is boosting Entra ID and MSA security as part of the wide-ranging Secure Future Initiative (SFI) that the company launched following a Chinese APT’s breach of its…