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Dec 18, 2014

Congress Passes the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015

Yes, I know it's a boring title – and most of the new passed Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year

Dec 17, 2014

Congress Passes Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014

It took Congress long enough, but last week it finally passed the CyberSecurity Enhancement Act of 2014, giving the National

Dec 16, 2014

Technolawyer Releases Top 25 New Products of the Year List

Technolawyer has released its Top 25 New Products of the Year list, voted on by readers. Of particular interest to

Dec 15, 2014

Verizon's Encrypted Calling App Accessible to the Feds: Dumb Business Decision

Last Thursday, Bloomberg reported that Verizon introduced Verizon Voice Cypher with the encryption company Cellcrypt. The product offers business and

Dec 11, 2014

Court Allows Banks to Sue Target for 2013 Data Breach

As Ars Technica has reported, a District Court judge in Minnesota ruled [PDF] that a group of banks can proceed to

Dec 10, 2014

ABA TECHSHOW Registration is Open! Here's What We're Speaking On

John and I were honored to be asked to speak at ABA TECHSHOW for the 15th consecutive year. It's been

Dec 09, 2014

NSA Hacking Cellphone Networks Worldwide

Somehow, with all we have learned since last year, it does not come as a shock that the NSA is

Dec 08, 2014

Will a "Cyber-Pearl Harbor" Wake Us Up to the Danger from Hackers?

Two years ago, former DOD Secretary Leon Panetta suggested that it might take a cyber-Pearl Harbor, complete with physical destruction

Dec 04, 2014

Murder Via the Internet? Anything is Possible in an IoE World

As we move closer and closer to an Internet of Everything (IoE) world, it appears that we are resigned to

Dec 03, 2014

Government Seeks Order Requiring Apple to Assist With Encrypted Phone

Ars Technica has reported that newly discovered court documents from two federal criminal cases in New and California that remain

Dec 02, 2014

IBM's Watson Coming to Law Firms

Law Technology News (sub.req.) reported yesterday that IBM's Watson would be coming to many business verticals, including law firms. Early

Dec 01, 2014

Everything is Coming Up Drones: Some of the Stories are Scary!

Drones have been a dominant theme in recent news stories. We are fascinated by them, repelled by them, and legally