Gov. Ducey: Self-driving cars allowed on Arizona roads without human behind the wheel [VIDEO]; future ‘mainstream mode of transportation,’ says Rose Law Group Cybersecurity, Privacy and Emerging Technologies Chairman, Troy Roberts

By Ryan Randazzo | The Republic Gov. Doug Ducey on Thursday moved to maintain Arizona’s status as the most permissive state for self-driving cars. The governor issued a new executive order that makes it clear the robot cars don’t need a driver behind the wheel if they follow all the traditional traffic laws and rules for cars and drivers. Ducey …

Governor Ducey Forms Arizona Cybersecurity Team; Governor’s office grasps importance of emerging technology and adaptation, says Troy Roberts, Rose Law Group Chairman of Cybersecurity

(Editor’s note: News releases are published as submitted unless they contain errors of fact.) PHOENIX – Governor Doug Ducey today issued an executive order to create the Arizona Cybersecurity Team (ACT), a diverse team of experts from state, local, and federal government, the private sector, and higher education to work together to protect Arizonans from a cyber attack. Government, businesses, …

Rose Law Group names Troy Roberts as Chairman of Cybersecurity, Privacy and Emerging Technologies

Roberts Hiring Comes as New Drone Bills Hit the State Capital for Debate Scottsdale based Rose Law Group pc is proud to announce litigator Troy Roberts will join the growing Cyberlaw department as Chairman of Cybersecurity, Privacy and Emerging Technologies. Roberts brings expertise in drone and privacy laws to the department. “Troy is an incredible addition to our Cyberlaw department …

Growth of AI could boost cybercrime and security threats, report warns; Rose Law Group Chairman of Cybersecurity, Privacy and Emerging Technologies Troy Roberts says policies must deal with good and bad of artificial intelligence

Experts say action must be taken to control artificial intelligence tech By Alex Hern | The Guardian Wanton proliferation of artificial intelligence technologies could enable new forms of cybercrime, political disruption and even physical attacks within five years, a group of 26 experts from around the world have warned. In a new report, the academic, industry and the charitable sector …

Legislatures waking up about ‘scary’ cyber crime; a word of caution for Internet users from Lauren Reynolds who practices cyberlaw

By Heide Brandes | Bridge Tower Media Newswires As the use of Internet technology continues to grow across the globe, so do the attempts to access devices through spam, invasive viruses, hacking and other criminal activities. In turn, federal and state laws are created to keep computers, personal information and sensitive data safe from computer crime. Nationwide, states are focusing …

Smart home attacks and challenges to solving security issues; Lauren Reynolds, Rose Law Group litigator focusing on cybersecurity, comments

Pipeline Creating a well thought out home design that incorporates the smart home technology that your customers want is becoming increasingly difficult because of the fracturing of the market. More products and more options that don’t always speak to each other create a difficult equation. Here the challenges are explored. Key value propositions for consumers around the smart home are …

Study finds Arizona seventh-worst in U.S. for cybercrime; Lauren Reynolds, Rose Law Group Litigator focusing on Cybersecurity, recommends ‘taking precautions’

KTAR.com Arizona was ranked as the seventh-worst state in the nation for cyber crime, according to a recent study. The study showed that more than 60,500 Arizonans reported cyber crimes and those crimes cost the state more than $20 million last year. The study also found that adults over the age of 60, and in particular men, were the most …

Protect your email from latest hacking trend; wire fraud plaguing real estate industry, says Lauren Reynolds, Rose Law Group litigator focusing on cybersecurity

RealtorMag Many real estate professionals have become keenly aware of targeted wire fraud scams that include email impersonation tactics. A growing avenue cyber criminals are using to get highly sensitive financial data is known as spear phishing, according to Asaf Cidon, vice president of content security for Barracuda Networks, a data protection company. Spear phishing is a highly targeted and researched personal attack that is …

BeyondTrust names the 5 deadly sins related to why data breaches occur, and how to fix it; Lauren Reynolds, Rose Law Group litigator focusing on cybersecurity, stresses increased ‘oversight’

By Hayley Ringle | Phoenix Business Journal With so many data breaches originating from the abuse or misuse of privileged credentials, Phoenix-based cybersecurity software provider BeyondTrust Software Inc. has identified the five deadly sins of privileged access management. After surveying nearly 500 IT professionals from around the world during May and June with involvement in privileged access management, BeyondTrust wanted to understand …

How porn can get you fired, sued, exposed and blackmailed; insight provided by Jordan Rose, Rose Law Group founder and president, and Lauren Reynolds, Rose Law Group cybersecurity attorney

By Mike Sunnucks | Phoenix Business Journal Jordan Rose and Lauren Reynolds are seeing a number of new lawsuits being filed in Arizona involving copyright infringement related to purported downloads of movies, pornography and other material online. “Regular people, business leaders, moms are being sued for allegedly illegally downloading movies and pornography from file-sharing programs,” said Rose, managing partner of the Scottsdale law …