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March

7
2025
Trends

55% of COOs Use GenAI to Improve Data Security

As cyber threats become more sophisticated, chief operating officers (COOs) are turning to generative AI (GenAI) to enhance data security.

According to a PYMNTS Intelligence December 2024 The AI MonitorEdge Report, “COOs Leverage GenAI to Reduce Data Security Losses,” COOs are optimistic about the long-term benefits of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into their security frameworks. The report examines how this shift, driven by the need to address rising cyberattacks and fraud, represents a key change in how organizations manage risks.

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March

6
2025
Compliance

FCC Adopts New Call Blocking Notification Rules

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has taken a major step toward improving transparency in call blocking by streamlining the notification and redress process for voice service providers. At its Feb. 27 meeting, the FCC unanimously adopted an order requiring standardized call-blocking notifications and enhanced measures to prevent fraudulent calls.

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March

6
2025
Strategy

Leveraging AI and Emerging Technology to Enhance Data Privacy and Security

With global data breaches compromising billions of records and average data-breach costs significantly increasing year over year, organizations face mounting challenges in protecting data. This paper explores how AI can enhance data protection by facilitating and improving privacy-enhancing technology, data impact assessments, data minimization, and data security.

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March

6
2025
Compliance

State AGs and the Future of Privacy Enforcement – What You Need to Know

Faced with emerging challenges in privacy and cybersecurity, state attorneys general (AGs) are at the forefront of enforcement. Companies face increasing expectations to implement robust cybersecurity programs, promptly notify individuals affected by data breaches, and establish effective monitoring and auditing systems. As new technologies such as wearable tech, brain tech, and gaming platforms emerge, state AGs are focusing on protecting the data generated by these innovations. Additionally, there is growing concern over deepfakes, unauthorized sale of consumer data, and safeguarding children’s online privacy.

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March

6
2025
Industry News

[PODCAST]: “Accidental Arbitration” — A New Theory that Would Rein in Consumer Arbitration Clauses and the Scope of the FAA

Our special guest is David Horton, Professor of Law at the University of California, Davis, who has written a creative and thought-provoking article analyzing how courts should interpret certain key provisions that are frequently used in consumer arbitration agreements. The article may be accessed online at SSRN and will be published in the Washington University Law Review later this year.

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