Ride the Lightning

Jul 13, 2015

Zack's Bad Data Day – Do You Know Who's Watching YOU?

Surveillance Society is a Post-Gazette series examining the erosion of privacy in our society. Enjoy watching this cute graphic representation

Jul 09, 2015

Lawsuit Says Insurers Hacked Into Legal Files – Law Firm Named a Defendant

The ABA Journal noted a fascinating news item, involving the client of a California law firm who says insurers hacked

Jul 08, 2015

FBI Offers $4.3 Million in Bounties for Help Finding Cyber Most-Wanted

Information Week has reported that the FBI is offering a total of $4.3 million for some of the criminals on

Jul 07, 2015

When Must Lawyers Ethically Encrypt Data? Texas Answers.

The times they are a-changing when it comes to the transmission of confidential data by lawyers. In 1999, ABA Formal

Jul 06, 2015

Chicago Levies 9% Tax on Cloud and Streaming Services

Hat tip to Carl Roberts. According to a story from NetworkWorld, attorneys from ReedSmith have reported that the city of

Jul 02, 2015

Smartphone "Kill Switch" Becomes Law in California

CNET reported yesterday that California has become the second state (Minnesota was the first) to require a "kill switch" on

Jul 01, 2015

Encrypt Like Everyone is Watching

Because of course they are watching. Naked Security posted a video from Sophos (in its 60 Second Security series) which

Jun 30, 2015

U.S. and China Reach Cybersecurity Agreement – Sort Of

SC Magazine reported that, after years of trading hacking charges, China and the U.S. reached an accord on cybersecurity –

Jun 29, 2015

Law Firm Data Breach Practice

As Bloomberg BNA has reported, law firms are rapidly forming data breach practice groups offering a host of related services,

Jun 25, 2015

The Many Regulatory Challenges of Data Breaches

As Legaltech news recently reported (sub. req.), the regulatory challenges of data breaches are many. In the absence of federal

Jun 24, 2015

Woman "Stages" Rape Scene – Fitbit Helps Prove False Allegation

Hat tip to Leigh Isaacs. As Pennsylvania's Lancaster Online reported recently, police officers acting on a 9-1-1 dispatch found overturned

Jun 23, 2015

The Next World War Will Be A Cyberwar

That is the opinion of David Gewirtz who wrote an article about this topic for ZDNet. There are storms on