Ride the Lightning

Feb 26, 2014

Attorney General Holder Calls for Federal Data Breach Notification Law

The Department of Justice issued a press release on Monday highlighting a video message by Attorney General Eric Holder who

Feb 25, 2014

Apple: Red with Embarrassment

This guest post is by my partner John Simek, who shook his head and muttered at length when reading this

Feb 24, 2014

NIST Releases Cybersecurity Framework

With thanks to Holly McMahon, here is the link to the White House's February 12th press release announcing the launch

Feb 20, 2014

NSA Spies on WikiLeaks – and Records its Visitors

It sure has been an NSA kind of week. But how can I not report on a BGR article this

Feb 19, 2014

NSA Implicated in Spying on U.S. Law Firms: Part II

The precursor to today's blog post may be found here. There was just too much to put in one post.

Feb 18, 2014

NSA Implicated in Spying on U.S. Law Firms: Part I

For more than a year, John and I have told audiences that it was our assumption that the NSA (and

Feb 13, 2014

How Can a Federal Judge Have the Same Password for More Than a Decade?

While attending the ABA Cybersecurity Task Force meeting at the ABA Midyear meeting, we were fascinated by some of the

Feb 12, 2014

Target Breach Appears Linked to an HVAC Vendor

According to an Information Week article, it is likely that the Target breach was caused by a heating, ventilation and

Feb 11, 2014

What Do Lawyers Need to Know About Information Governance?

The correct answer is "a lot." John and I were fortunate to have Jason Baron as our guest on our

Feb 10, 2014

Super Bowl Security Shows its Wifi ID/Password on the Air

It never fails to amuse me. ESPN did it, the RAF did it – and Lord only knows how many

Feb 05, 2014

"Certified Computer Examiner" Pleads Guilty to Lying About Certifications

Judith Gosselin is a Rye N.H. private investigator who has received $23,000 from the state since 2006 to do computer

Feb 04, 2014

Information Governance Initiative Goes Live on the Net

Yesterday, the website for the Information Governance Initiative went live on the Net. Thanks to the head's up from my