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May 03, 2016

Tennessee’s New Breach Notification Statute Requires Disclosure of Encrypted Data

The National Law Review reported that Tennessee's data breach notification statute had been amended when Tennessee Governor Bill Hallam signed

May 02, 2016

Panama Papers: The World’s Dirty Laundry Becomes Searchable on May 9th

CNET has reported that round two of the Panama Papers, the more than 11 million legal and financial records of

Apr 28, 2016

When a Robot Kills: Murder or Product Liability?

Call me a little twisted, but I love questions like this. They present a workout for your brain and can

Apr 27, 2016

Verizon’s 2016 Data Breach Investigations Report Released

Verizon's 2016 Data Breach Investigations Report has been released and may be downloaded here. Hat tip to Dave Ries for

Apr 26, 2016

UK Holds Massive Amount of Ordinary Citizens’ Data

The UK's three major spy agencies have been covertly collecting personal data about British citizens on a massive scale since

Apr 25, 2016

The Death of Prince: Why Employers Need to Talk to Their Employees

Prince's death last week came as a shock – and the world turned purple in sorrow. But with events that

Apr 21, 2016

ABA Provides FBI Cyberalert to Law Firms Regarding Ransomware

Ransomware is an epidemic these days – and law firms have been hard hit. The ABA has e-mailed its members

Apr 20, 2016

Law Firm Insider Sentenced to 9 Years, Must Pay 1.7 Million Fine

DARKReading reported on April 18 that a former IT engineer for Dallas law firm Locke Lord from 2006-2011, was sentenced

Apr 19, 2016

Who Has the Worst Security in the U.S? The Government – Of Course

According to an April 14th story from Reuters, federal, state and local government agencies have the dubious honor of ranking

Apr 18, 2016

Panama Papers: How the Law Firm Was Hacked – and Other Law Firms Named

I have resisted reaching too many conclusions about how the Panamanian firm Mossack Fonseca was hacked because the dust has

Apr 14, 2016

Law Firms As Hacking Targets: Precautions They Should Take

InfoRisk Today reported on April 7th on why law firms are attractive targets for hackers (no surprise – that's where

Apr 13, 2016

ABA Distributes FBI Cyber Alerts to Members

Yesterday, ABA members received an e-mail from ABA President Paulette Brown advising them that the FBI had requested the ABA