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Mar 22, 2016

FBI and DOT Release Warning of Car Hacking Dangers

On March 17th, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Transportation (DoT) released a public service announcement

Mar 21, 2016

ABA TECHSHOW ® – A Fond Farewell

The busiest three days of our year – every year – are the three days at ABA TECHSHOW. John and

Mar 17, 2016

Craig Ball: “Alexa, Preserve ESI.”

John and I have been delighted to see our friend Craig Ball return to blogging. Missed you Craig. His subject

Mar 16, 2016

Cloud Security Alliance Warns of the “Treacherous 12” Cloud Computing Threats

At the recent RSA Conference, the CSA (Cloud Security Alliance) listed the "Treacherous 12," the top 12 cloud computing threats

Mar 15, 2016

Should You Make a Last Minute Decision to Go to ABA TECHSHOW? YES!

This coming Thursday-Saturday in Chicago, we will be immersed in the pleasurable mania of ABA TECHSHOW, a conference that is

Mar 14, 2016

Podcast: Edward Snowden’s Lawyer Sides With Apple in FBI Battle Over Encryption

In one of our all-time favorite editions of our Digital Detectives podcast, we talked with Ben Wizner, the American Civil

Mar 10, 2016

FTC Will Study Credit Card Industry Data Security Auditing

On Monday, the Federal Trade Commission issued orders to nine companies requiring them to provide the agency with information on

Mar 09, 2016

The Basics of E-Discovery: A Guide from Exterro

There are a lot of guides to e-discovery basics. But this one has a nice spin. The folks at Exterro

Mar 08, 2016

Seagate Employee Falls for Phishing Scam – Sends W-2 Tax Forms to Scammer

According to a report from Softpedia (via Brian Krebs), a Seagate employee received a spear-phishing e-mail on March 1st which

Mar 07, 2016

Virginia Student Criminally Charged for Making Emoji Threats

The Washington Post reported on February 27th that a 12-year-old from Fairfax, Virginia, has been charged with threatening her school

Mar 03, 2016

eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey: A Rosy Outlook

Thanks to my friend Rob Robinson for sending me the results of his eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey – Winter 2016

Mar 02, 2016

Judge Issues Scathing Ruling in NY That Apple Can’t Be Forced to Unlock iPhones

As InfoWorld reported, on February 29th, Apple continued to fight the FBI over a request to create a bypass mechanism