Fernanda Rodriguez, Author at Connect On Tech

In Cybersecurity

SEC Adopts Final Cybersecurity Rules

In brief On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved the final rules for Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (“Final Rules”). As previously reported, the SEC first proposed amendments to its rules on disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident reporting by public companies on March 9, 2022 (“Proposed Rules”). Similar to the Proposed Rules, the Final Rules, broadly speaking, require (i) issuers to make disclosures…

In Data Privacy

Arkansas to Regulate Children’s Social Media Use with Age Verification and a Private Right of Action

April 20, 2023 by Cynthia Cole, Helena Engfeldt, Jonathan Tam, Fernanda Rodriguez and Avi Toltzis 5 Mins Read

In Brief In April 2023, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law SB 396, the Social Media Safety Act (the “Act”). Arkansas is the second state to enact a law that specifically regulates minors’ social media use, following Utah’s recent social media legislation. The Act, which takes effect on September 1, 2023, requires social media platforms (as defined under the Act) to verify account holders ages in order to prohibit Arkansas residents younger than…

In Artificial Intelligence

Regulating Artificial Intelligence: New NIST AI Framework

March 6, 2023 by Cynthia Cole, Rachel Ehlers, Brian Hengesbaugh and Fernanda Rodriguez 5 Mins Read

In Brief Global regulations to govern the development and use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) are being reviewed and implemented in rapid pace. While the U.S. does not have a comprehensive regulatory framework for AI, there are initiatives underway at the federal and state level, including the framework recently released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”), the AI Risk Management Framework (“RMF”). Background AI technology has a wide range of benefits, including increased…