Ride the Lightning

Jan 09, 2014

Forecast: Cloudy With a Threat of Lost Data

One of the dangers of storing data in the cloud is the possibility that a cloud provider might fail and

Jan 08, 2014

Mandiant Bought By FireEye for More Than $1 Billion

I had to look at the story twice to believe the figure. Thanks to Sean Harrington for forwarding this story

Jan 07, 2014

The Snapchat Hack and the Myth of Vanishing Photos

I am not especially a Snapchat fan. It is largely used by people who want to cover their tracks, whether

Jan 06, 2014

70% of Large Firm Lawyers Don't Know If Their Firm Has Been Breached

First, Happy New Year! Second, there is so much news that it will take me weeks to catch up. But

Jan 02, 2014

2014 Legal Predictions from The Thoughtful Legal Management Blog

I miss my friend and colleague Dave Bilinsky, a practice management consultant par excellence in British Columbia (too far away!),

Dec 31, 2013

The Most Wasteful Government IT Projects of 2013 – Always a Close Contest!

"You don't actually think they spend $20,000 on a hammer, $30,000 on a toilet seat, do you?"  I love that

Dec 30, 2013

The 10 Biggest Technology Failures of 2013

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Thank you Mr. Dickens for the lead-in. For

Dec 24, 2013

Is Google Becoming Skynet? Why is it Buying Robotic Companies?

Interesting questions, raised by a Business Week article. Google has recently acquired Boston Dynamics, an engineering company that has designed

Dec 23, 2013

The Target Data Breach: How It Happened

One of the best sources for information on the Target data breach is one of my favorite resources, Krebs on

Dec 19, 2013

Vote for Your Favorites in the ABA Blawg 100

Well of course I hope you'll vote for Ride the Lightning. But it really is an honor just to be

Dec 18, 2013

Disclosure of Search Terms Does Not Compromise the Work Product Privilege

I love it when my friend Craig Ball gets worked up about something. On Monday, he was energized by an

Dec 17, 2013

Federal Judge Deals Blow to NSA's Phone Data Collection Program

Yesterday, in a 68-page ruling, Judge Richard J. Leon of the District of Columbia said that the National Security Agency