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Feb 09, 2016

Another Scammed Law Firm Sues Insurance Company

Arkansas Business reported on Monday that Watts Donovan & Tilley P.A. of Little Rock lost about $100,000 in an increasingly

Feb 08, 2016

Fastcase Sues Casemaker Asserting That Public Law is Not Copyrightable

It is rare for John and I to choose the same topic for a blog post. But we both wanted

Feb 04, 2016

Dutch Police Teach Eagles to Hunt Drones

Yes, I know I seem fixated on drones this week. But I couldn't resist a story from IEEE Spectrum about

Feb 03, 2016

Update on Suit Against Cyber Insurance Company: Crime vs. Cyber Risk Policies

Thanks to Bob Sargent from Tennant Risk Services for writing me a pleasant note clarifying the facts surrounding a recent

Feb 02, 2016

I Am a Nervous Nellie Flyer – Now I Have to Worry About Drones?

I have seriously been known to grip the thigh of a complete stranger during sudden turbulence on a plane. He

Feb 01, 2016

Company Sues Cyber Insurer Over $480,000 Loss in BEC Scam

Business e-mail compromise (BEC) and CEO fraud schemes are becoming increasingly costly. According to the FBI, thieves reaped nearly $750

Jan 27, 2016

Why Did the FBI Run a Child Porn Website?

For nearly two weeks in 2015, the FBI operated what it described as one of the Internet's largest child pornography

Jan 25, 2016

Screw the Hackers: We Squirrels Are the Real Threat!

When it comes to attacks on the power grid, squirrels rule. The American Public Power Association even tracks "squirrel blackouts"

Jan 14, 2016

Big Data: A Tool for Inclusion or Exclusion?

The FTC certainly asked the right question in its January report entitled Big Data: A Tool for Inclusion or Exclusion?

Jan 13, 2016

Fresno Police Use Tech to Calculate Your Threat “Score”

Yesterday, I wrote about robotic warfare. My topic today is no cheerier. According to a Washington Post story, police in

Jan 12, 2016

25% of U.S. Troops Will Be Robotic by 2030

That, according to a ZDNet story, is the on-the-record prediction of one Army general who stated that 25% of all

Jan 11, 2016

Snapshot of ABA TECHREPORT 2015: Law Firm Security

Our friend, colleague and co-author Dave Ries alerted me over the weekend that his snapshot of the state of law