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Cyber Leaders Brace for Lax AI Oversight

By Kim S. Nash

 

Hello. President Trump's decision to scuttle an executive order that would have put some federal oversight on AI leaves CISOs and other security leaders concerned about—you guessed it—a fragmented compliance landscape. 

While the U.S. pauses at a national level, states as well as China and the European Union are tackling AI governance head on. Read our analysis of why it matters.

More news below.

 

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More Cyber News

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Patients of the Oncology Institute, based in Cerritos, Calif., are being notified that their personal data was compromised in November when a software provider to the cancer treatment center was hacked. The institute didn't name the tech company but said other healthcare providers were also breached through the same vendor. 

  • The vendor has set up a portal to provide information to patients, the institute said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

Live facial recognition on the streets of London helps police find crime suspects and raises privacy worries among residents after a court challenge by a wrongly identified person was rejected by a judge. (Reuters)

U.S. measures to secure the World Cup include running six exercises coordinated among federal, state and local cyber and physical security groups in the past year. Two hundred federal partners and 2,000 people from stadiums and host cities participated, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said.

  • CISA said it has helped venues and host communities test their security and emergency response plans through risk assessments and emergency communications exercises. Matches start June 11. 
77%

Percentage of 500 leaders at large and mid-sized companies who ranked cybersecurity as their top risk concern, according to research from The Hartford insurance company. 

Cybersecurity tied with economic trends, such as inflation. 

Next: Compliance and supply-chain disruption tied for second place.

Then the potential for worker injury ranked third, followed by the role of AI.

67% of those polled said they have cyber insurance.

 

About Us

The WSJ Pro Cybersecurity team is Deputy Bureau Chief Kim S. Nash and reporters Angus Loten and James Rundle. Follow us on X @WSJCyber. Reach the team by replying to any newsletter you receive or by emailing Kim at kim.nash@wsj.com.

 
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