Articles

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

Jul 26, 2018

New WPA3 WiFi Standard Released

Excerpt: Well, it’s finally here. In the fall of 2017, a vulnerability in WPA2 wireless encryption was discovered. Known as the

May 01, 2018

Cyberinsurance: Necessary, Expensive and Confusing as Hell

Excerpt: Setting the stage The title of this article was also the tile of a session presented at ABA TECHSHOW

Mar 29, 2018

The Dark Side of Cloud Computing

Excerpt: We have said for many years that the cloud will generally protect a law firm’s data better than the law

Mar 13, 2018

Secure Computing Abroad: Evolving Law Firm Policies

Excerpt: Traveling abroad? Worried about pickpockets? We have far bigger worries these days. If you travel abroad, you also have to worry

Feb 21, 2018

Do Lawyers Need a Digital Detox? Very Likely

Excerpt: There are very few lawyers who seem to have control over their digital devices. To the contrary, the devices themselves seem

Jan 31, 2018

What to Do When Your Data Is Breached

Excerpt: “When, not if.” This mantra among cybersecurity experts recognizes the ever-increasing incidence of data breaches. In an address at a major