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There is a global arms race for data and technology, including artificial intelligence, and that has been leading the U.S. government to look at cybersecurity and sanctions through the lens of national security,” says Jennie Wang VonCannon, a partner at Crowell & Moring. “Because of these high stakes, regulators are building more ‘sticks’ rather than ‘carrots’ into enforcement regimes—and making it clear that companies need to take these things very seriously. And more rigorous enforcement generally leads to waves of litigation.”