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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
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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
Read MoreApr 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
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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
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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
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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
Read MoreApr 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Read MoreApr 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
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