About this episode
Dave and Ethan Cook discuss the lawsuits involving Anthropic and the federal government, as well as a new cyberattack insurance program.
This week, Dave sits down with N2K's Lead Analyst, Ethan Cook, to talk about the ongoing lawsuits between Anthropic and the federal government after the Trump administration designated the AI firm as a supply chain risk. Additionally, the two also take a look at a new cyberattack insurance program the federal government is currently seeking public comment on. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do not constitute legal advice. For official legal advice on any of the topics we cover, please contact your attorney. Links to today's stories: Judge pauses Anthropic supply chain risk. US Treasury weighs cyber insurance backstop. Get the weekly Caveat Briefing delivered to your inbox. Like what you heard? Be sure to check out and subscribe to our Caveat Briefing, a weekly newsletter available exclusively to N2K Pro members on N2K CyberWire's website. N2K Pro members receive our Thursday wrap-up covering the latest in privacy, policy, and research news, including incidents, techniques, compliance, trends, and more. This week's…
People in this episode
Host: Dave
Guest: Ethan Cook
Topics covered
- lawsuits
- AI
- cybersecurity
- insurance
- government policy
Keywords
- Anthropic
- lawsuits
- cyber insurance
- US Treasury
- AI risk
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Anthropic, US Treasury, N2K Networks, Meta, YouTube
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