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Jan 20, 2022

By Summer, IRS Will Require Selfies for Online Access

KrebsonSecurity reported on January 19th that those who manage their tax records with the IRS will find that their login

Jan 19, 2022

Team USA Tells Athletes to Leave Their Phones at Home and Take Burner Phones

CNET reported on January 14 that US athletes traveling to the Winter Olympics next month in Beijing have been told

Jan 18, 2022

Russians Say They Shut Down REvil at the Request of the U.S.

Bleeping Computer reported on January 14 that the Federal Security Service (FSB) of the Russian Federation claimed they shut down

Jan 13, 2022

Congress’ Secret Weapon: The Cyberspace Solarium Commission

The Washington Post (sub.req.) reported on January 7 that the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, which was very recently dissolved, was Congress’

Jan 12, 2022

Porn and Memes Disrupt Novak Djokovic’s Visa Hearing

We just don’t seem to learn simple lessons.  Here’s a case in point. Vice reported on January 10 that a

Jan 11, 2022

Big Law Firm Quinn Emanuel Says Its Lawyers can “Work From Anywhere” – Permanently!

Bloomberg Law reported on December 23 that John Quinn, the founder of Big Law firm Quinn Emanuel, has said that

Jan 06, 2022

E-Discovery “Nips and Tucks” from Craig Ball

Craig Ball’s January 3rd post delighted me. With no apparent effort, Craig masters being succinct and colorful, teaching a LOT

Jan 05, 2022

China’s AI Attorney Prosecutes with 97% Accuracy

The New York Post reported on December 27 that scientists in China claim they have programmed artificial intelligence to identify

Jan 04, 2022

25% of Law Firms Have Suffered a Data Breach

I am delighted to say that I recently learned that the ABA has published its 2021 cybersecurity summary from its

Dec 21, 2021

Killer Robots Are Real: Majority of a United Nations Conference Favors Banning Them

OK, not a cheerful subject for a holiday blog post. But you have to sit up and take notice when

Dec 16, 2021

CISA Issues Severe Cybersecurity Warning Just Before the Holidays

Bleeping Computer reported on December 15 that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned critical infrastructure organizations to

Dec 15, 2021

IT Division of Virginia’s General Assembly Suffers Ransomware Attack

On December 13, the Washington Post (sub.req.) posted that the IT arm of Virginia’s General Assembly had been hit by