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Apr 12, 2016
NY High Court Says Parents Can Legally Eavesdrop on Kids
On April 5th, the New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, ruled that a parent who believes their
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FBI Warns of Dramatic Increase in Business E-mail Scams
On April 4th, the FBI posted a warning about a dramatic increase in business e-mail scams. From October 2013-February 2016,
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The World Largest Data Breach Comes From a Law Firm
It appears that we will have jaw-dropping revelations from what has become known as the Panama Papers for a long
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U.S. and Canada Issue Joint Ransomware Alert
On March 31st, as reported by Naked Security, the U.S. and Canada issued a rare joint cyber alert warning about
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Data Breach Class Action Planned Against Elite Law Firms
Law360 reported (sub. req.) on March 31st that privacy class action law firm Edelson PC is planning to file class action
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Russian Cybercriminal Aims to Breach Top U.S. Law Firms
Crain's Chicago Business reported on March 29th that a Russian cybercriminal called "Oleras", living in the Ukraine, has been trying
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WSJ Reports That Hackers Breached Law Firms Cravath Swaine and Weil Gotshal
Suddenly, Last Summer. This was a script very different from the famous movie starring Elizabeth Taylor. But it was last
Read MoreMar 30, 2016
Apple vs. the FBI: Has the Fat Lady Sung?
Very doubtful. Information Week reported that the FBI and the DOJ had claimed at least 19 times that there was
Read MoreMar 29, 2016
New Cloud Security Standards for Law Firms
At ABA TECHSHOW, Clio announced on March 17th that the Legal Cloud Computing Association (LCCA) had released the first set
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Verizon Acknowledges Data Breach Said to Impact 1.5 Million Customers
On March 1st, Verizon, which famously investigates data breaches, released a Data Breach Digest involving 18 breach scenarios with pithy
Read MoreMar 24, 2016
The Burner Phones Used by the Terrorists in Paris – Brussels Too?
The Apple vs. FBI fight over "back doors" has gotten more interesting with the revelation by the International Business Times
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Belgian Officials Urge People to Use Social Media After Bombings
Yesterday was quite a day. I knew it was bad when Matt Lauer was on at 6 a.m. with everyone
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