A continued look at software : After much anticipation, the White House last week released its National Cybersecurity Strategy for 2023, the Federal Government's Information Security Strategy. And until its contents are approved by Congress, its real teeth continue to show. However, companies have much to gain from the strategy as the focus shifts from small vendors and individuals to big players, especially Big Tech. Lawyers and cyber security experts in the field say Isha Law.com's Maratha is destined for the next decade. for more scrutiny of software liability as the legal debate about cyber security intensifies. Stephen Lilly, a partner at Mayer Brown, says that while the strategy paper may not have immediate results, “if you're a software company, you have to think a lot about security when you're developing your software. Are you working on security from the beginning of product design throughout its life?
Who will pay for it? - Speaking of software... Today's corporate legal departments face a difficult combination: the need to invest in technology tools that can help them manage the unprecedented volume and complexity of data, and shrinking budgets. According to the 2023 State of the Corporate Legal Industry Report, these debates will continue in 2023 and beyond. The report, produced by eDiscovery and data management solutions company IPRO and the Association of Certified eDiscovery Professionals, is based on a survey of 126 corporate lawyers surveyed in December. Dean Brown, IPRO's chief executive, told law.com's Cassandre Quair that many of the findings were not unexpected, but rather confirmed trends he had seen in recent years. And solving these problems will require legal departments to create business plans to present to CFOs to justify the costs, which is not easy. "He still sees litigation as a business, which is a little scary because there are things in the law that you can't quantify: risk, regulatory pressure, that kind of thing," Brown explained.
ON THE RADAR : All eight Ivy League schools and the Ivy League Council of Presidents face an antitrust class action lawsuit in Connecticut District Court over the school's athletic scholarship policy. The complaint alleges that the schools agreed not to award athletic scholarships, citing illegal price fixing. The lawsuit also alleges that the schools agreed to pay or reimburse students for tuition-related expenses for their athletic services. The lawsuit was filed by Berger Montague; Friedman Norman Friedland LLP; and Zeisler and Zeisler. The lawyers of the accused have not appeared yet. Case 3:23-cv-00305, Choh et al. v. Brown University and others. Stay up-to-date on the latest settlements and cases with Law.com's new radar.
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