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Aug 27, 2015
California Requires Lawyers To Be Competent With E-Discovery
I am remiss in addressing this topic late, but wanted to make sure I covered it. California became the first
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The Ashley Madison Mess: Only Lawyers Are Celebrating
Well, not all lawyers are celebrating. When the Fairfax Underground posted a list of the Northern Virginia Ashley Madison subscribers
Read MoreAug 25, 2015
Appellate Court Affirms FTC Authority Over Corporate Information Security
As Bloomberg BNA reported yesterday (hat tip to Dave Ries), the Third Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the
Read MoreAug 24, 2015
Law Firm Threat Info-Sharing Group Goes Live
Dark Reading reported last week that The Legal Services Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (LS-ISAO) Services had been launched with
Read MoreAug 20, 2015
How Hard Would it Be for Hackers to Take Out a City?
Probably not all that hard. I expect to see the movie version shortly – and after that, who knows how
Read MoreAug 19, 2015
China Plans to Embed Police Units at Internet Companies
SC Magazine reported (based on a Wall Street Journal article – sub.req.) that China's government plans to embed cybersecurity police
Read MoreAug 18, 2015
The Prosecutors' View: When Phone Encryption Blocks Justice
Thanks to my friend Jim Calloway for making sure I didn't miss a story while I was on vacation last
Read MoreAug 17, 2015
AT&T Assisted NSA in Vast Internet Spying
The New York Times reported Saturday that the NSA's ability "to spy on vast quantities of Internet traffic passing through
Read MoreAug 10, 2015
Foiling Burglars With The Ring Video Doorbell
Hat tip to Dave Ries. I am a sucker for new tech toys and this one is pretty slick. The
Read MoreAug 06, 2015
Hitchhiking Robot Killed in Philadelphia
So much for the city of brotherly love. Last year, I was mesmerized by hitchBOT the hitchhiking robot who traveled
Read MoreAug 05, 2015
Former Wilson Sonsini IT Pro Gets Two Year Sentence for Insider Trading
As reported in Ars Technica, Dimitry Braverman was a senior IT professional who was a trusted employee of the well-respected
Read MoreAug 04, 2015
Beware of Phony Windows 10 Upgrade Scams!
As PC World and others reported yesterday, many people are chafing at the bit to get Windows 10. But beware,
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