• Changing the Game – Algorithmic Game Theory in Ransomware Negotiations – Ransomware attacks are a growing threat, inflicting significant operational, financial, and reputational damage on organizations worldwide. With attackers exploiting information asymmetry, traditional game theory negotiation strategies are inadequate in minimizing these risks. This paper by Jawad Ramal explores how Algorithmic Game Theory (AGT) can strengthen an organization’s leverage in negotiations by creating adaptive, data-informed strategies tailored to an organization’s specific vulnerabilities and priorities. Organizations face unique challenges during ransomware negotiations, including the unpredictability of the attacker’s behavior, the evolving ransomware landscape, and the limited amounts of useful historical data. AGT addresses these challenges by integrating the organization’s unique data and enabling organizations to simulate potential negotiation outcomes, assess risks, and make informed decisions. Organizations with sufficient financial resources and computational power may be able to implement AGT modeling in-house. However, other organizations that lack these resources might find it more compelling to leverage third-party AGT providers or legal panels. These parties can manage AGT modeling, conduct tabletop exercises, and recommend organizational changes to improve ransomware preparedness. Additionally, AGT model outputs can empower organizations to negotiate more effectively with cyber insurance providers, shifting leverage by demonstrating preparedness and reducing perceived risk.
• We caught 4 more states sharing personal health data with Big Tech – State-run health care websites around the country, meant to provide a simple way to shop for insurance, have been quietly sending visitors’ sensitive health information to Google and social media companies, Colin Lecher and Tomas Apodaca of The Markup and CalMatters found. The data, including prescription drug names and dosages, was sent by web trackers on state exchanges set up under the Affordable Care Act to help Americans purchase health coverage. The exchange websites ask users to answer a series of questions, including about their health histories, to find them the most relevant information on plans. But in some cases, when visitors responded to sensitive questions, the invisible trackers sent that information to platforms like Google, LinkedIn, and Snapchat. The Markup and CalMatters audited the websites of all 19 states that independently operate their own online health exchange. While most of the sites contained advertising trackers of some kind, The Markup and CalMatters found that four states exposed visitors’ sensitive health information.
• What the Supreme Court ruling against ‘universal injunctions’ means for court challenges to presidential actions – When presidents have tried to make big changes through executive orders, they have often hit a roadblock: A single federal judge, whether located in Seattle or Miami or anywhere in between, could stop these policies across the entire country. But on June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court significantly limited this judicial power. In Trump v. CASA Inc., a 6-3 majority ruled that federal courts likely lack the authority to issue “universal injunctions” that block government policies nationwide. Professor Cassandra Burke Robertson explains how the ruling means that going forward federal judges can generally only block policies from being enforced against the specific plaintiffs who filed the lawsuit, not against everyone in the country.
• 3 years after abortion rights were overturned, contraception access is at risk – On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization eliminated a nearly 50-year constitutional right to abortion and returned the authority to regulate abortion to the states. The Dobbs ruling, which overturned Roe v. Wade, has vastly reshaped the national abortion landscape. Three years on, many states have severely restricted access to abortion care. But the decision has also had a less well-recognized outcome: It is increasingly jeopardizing access to contraception. Physician scientist Cynthia H. Chuang and sociologist and health services researcher Carol S. Weisman study women’s health care and policy, including access to contraception. They see a worrisome situation emerging.
• Unholy Counsel: Stephen Miller, the Constitution, and the Vampiric Assault on States’ Rights – In this Mostly Lawful deep dive, we’ll examine how Trump (abetted by his most ghoulish advisor, Stephen Miller – basically Trump’s Count Dracula with a law degree and a hate for due process) has clashed with legal limits and states’ prerogatives—earning sharp rebukes from courts, generals, and even some conservatives. Strap in for a journey through Trump’s federalist faceplant, with your expert legal guide Kyle K. Courtney, complete with case law, statutory showdowns, vampires, and a healthy dose of dry wit.
• AI in Finance and Banking, June 30, 2025 – Sabrina I. Pacifici. Eight highlights from this post: Financial stability implications of artificial intelligence; AI for Risk-Based Supervision: Another Nice to Have Tool or a Game-Changer; Demystifying Trade Patterns In A Fragmenting World; Research in Commotion: Measuring AI Research and Development through Conference Call Transcripts; Speech by Federal Reserve Governor Barr on artificial intelligence and banking; The Rise of AI Pricing: Trends, Driving Forces, and Implications for Firm Performance; and Goldman Sachs Launches AI Assistant Firmwide, With 10,000 Employees Already Using It.
• The Pragmatic Pivot: Selling Defensible Wins in the Law Department’s Middle Ground – Law department innovation leaders operate at a demanding intersection. They must innovate in measurable ways. Yet, particularly in the current economic climate, this mandate collides head-on with intense budget scrutiny, hiring freezes, and an unrelenting demand for immediate, tangible returns.  Big tech visions often yield to the urgent need for pragmatic cost control. So, how do we advance an innovation agenda in a way that is both impactful and financially defensible right now? Dennis Kennedy, Director, Center for Law, Technology & Innovation Michigan State University College of Law, advises that the most pragmatic, resilient, and successful innovation strategy for law departments today involves strategically targeting the vast, resource-intensive “middle ground” of f legal work with AI.  
• Richard Susskind on AI for Lawyers: A Review of ‘How to Think About AI’ – Whether you’re writing briefs, litigating high-stakes matters, lobbying policymakers or just trying to future-proof a career, Jerry Lawson affirms that Susskind’s book on legal AI gives you enough clarity to steer rather than drift. And in the AI era, that might be the most practical gift of all.
• AI in Finance and Banking, June 15, 2025 – Sabrina I. Pacifici. Five highlights from this post: Citi to introduce GenAI in wealth management; Compensating for the Risks and Weaknesses of AI/ML Models in Finance; Central banks – opportunities and implications posed by artificial intelligence; Rogo’s AI Analysts Disrupting Junior Bankers and Empowering Wall Street; and Starting with the basics: a stocktake of gen AI applications in supervision.
• Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, June 28, 2025 – Five highlights from this week: Scale AI’s Public Google Docs Reveal Security Holes in AI Projects; Judge rules Anthropic’s use of books to train AI model is fair use; US Official Claims DeepSeek Aids China’s Military, Evaded Controls; Who’s guarding the AI? Even security teams are bypassing oversight; and Financial deepfake scams targeted in bipartisan Senate bill.
• Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, June, 21, 2025 – Five highlights from this week: How to Avoid a Huge Customs Bill on a Cheap Online Order; ‘No Kings’ Protests, Citizen-Run ICE Trackers Trigger Intelligence Warnings; 16 billion passwords exposed in record-breaking data breach, opening access to Facebook, Google, Apple, and any other service imaginable; How to Find the Owner of a VoIP Number: Easy Lookup Methods; and AI Chatbots Are Impersonating Students to Steal Financial Aid.
• Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, June 15, 2025 – Five highlights from this week: Citi to introduce GenAI in wealth management; Compensating for the Risks and Weaknesses of AI/ML Models in Finance; Central banks – opportunities and implications posed by artificial intelligence; Rogo’s AI Analysts Disrupting Junior Bankers and Empowering Wall Street; and Starting with the basics: a stocktake of gen AI applications in supervision.
• Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, June 7, 2025 – Five highlights from this week: Deepfake Scams Are Distorting Reality Itself; Why does Amazon use palm scanners at Whole Foods and doctors’ offices? Crypto news: Why shocking and violent “wrench attacks” are going to get worse; Privacy Alarm: Meta Caught De-Anonymizing Android Web Activity; and When the FBI Has a Phone It Can’t Crack, It Calls These Israeli Hackers.

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