Trump's tariff battle.

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The episode discusses the Supreme Court's decision on Trump's tariffs and NIST's evolving role in software vulnerability analysis.

This week, Ben and Dave sit down with N2K's Lead Analyst, Ethan Cook, to discuss the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the Trump administration's tariffs, imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Additionally, Dave sits down with Jeff Williams, Founder of OWASP and Co-Founder/CTO of Contrast Security, to discuss how NIST is rethinking its role in analyzing software vulnerabilities as the EU launches GCVE. 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: ⁠Supreme Court overturns Trump's tariffs. 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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ben, Dave

Guests: Ethan Cook, Jeff Williams

Topics covered

• tariffs
• Supreme Court
• software vulnerabilities
• NIST
• international trade
• legal analysis

Keywords

• Trump tariffs
• Supreme Court
• NIST
• software vulnerabilities
• international trade
• legal advice

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Organizations: N2K Networks, OWASP, Contrast Security, NIST, EU

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