Ride the Lightning

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

Aug 26, 2015

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

Aug 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

Aug 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

Aug 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

Aug 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

Aug 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

Aug 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

Aug 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

Aug 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

Aug 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

Aug 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,