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Mar 11, 2019

2018 ABA Legal Technology Survey Highlights

Excerpt: BackgroundEvery year the American Bar Association sends out a survey to tens of thousands of attorneys requesting information about

Feb 05, 2019

Anatomy of a Data Breach

Excerpt: Hacking can indeed be a passion, proving that you can outfox governments and big league corporations. The thrill of

Jan 29, 2019

Don’t Let These Technology Missteps Be Your Client’s Downfall

Excerpt: Lawyers know from personal experience how consuming technology can be. And they know how easy it is to overshare

Jan 22, 2019

What’s Old is New Again: Passwords and Multi-Factor Authentication

Excerpt: It has been years since we talked about passwords in this column. While passwords seem a bit old school, they

Jan 15, 2019

Two Recent ABA Ethics Opinions: More Law Firms Relying on the Cloud

Excerpt: Lawyers must follow the duty of communication required by Rule 1.4 of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, which

Dec 21, 2018

The Blockbuster That is Blockchain: What it Means to the Practice of Law

Excerpt: Several years ago, a Canadian attorney and good friend of ours, invested $10,000 in bitcoin when it was dirt

Oct 18, 2018

Is It Ethical for Lawyers to Accept Bitcoins and Other Cryptocurrencies?

Excerpt: Bitcoins are digital currency – and yes, lawyers are beginning to accept them from clients. They are also known as

Oct 04, 2018

The 2017 DLA Piper Breach Revisited

Excerpt: It was more than a year ago that the 3,600-lawyer global megafirm DLA Piper was brought to its knees by

Sep 20, 2018

How Secure is Office 365? What Lawyers May Not Know

Excerpt: Pete Banham, cyber resilience expert at Mimecast, commented: “Microsoft Office 365 was hit with major downtime on Friday, with customers

Sep 13, 2018

Security Awareness Training for Law Firm Employees

Excerpt: Sadly, your greatest asset – your employees – are also the greatest threat to your cybersecurity. We know this because

Sep 06, 2018

The Basics of Backup

Excerpt: Backup is an essential operation for every law firm – and yet, often poorly understood. Having an adequate backup is

Aug 30, 2018

Understanding Blockchain: How It Will Change the Practice of Law

Excerpt: Several years ago, a Canadian attorney and good friend of ours, invested $10,000 in bitcoin. Clearly, he is a lot