Ride the Lightning

Mar 08, 2012

The Unlikely Profile of a "Most Wanted" Hacker

If you believe Hollywood, there's a lot of glamour involved with the life of a hacker. Not so much in

Mar 07, 2012

FBI Turns Off 3000 GPS Tracking Devices

It is laudable that the FBI has taken the Supreme Court's decision in U.S. v. Jonesseriously, and now recognizes that

Mar 06, 2012

How Much of a Security Threat is Dropbox?

Last month, I posted about a law firm data breach where a former partner allegedly used Dropbox to purloin tens

Mar 05, 2012

Electronic Discovery in Small Cases

It seems as though this subject has been around forever at conferences, but I'm happy to say that there are

Mar 01, 2012

Please Rob Me! Posting Location Data on Facebook

Why oh why do people post their location on Facebook? I've bemoaned this before but still cringe when I see

Feb 29, 2012

Our New Book – Locked Down: Information Security for Lawyers

I am happy to announce the upcoming publication by the American Bar Association of our new book, Locked Down: Information

Feb 28, 2012

Hacking is Now Responsible for Most Data Breaches

Ah, for the innocent days of yore when lost and stolen laptops were to blame for the largest percentage of

Feb 27, 2012

What is "Reasonable" for a Law Firm With Respect to Protecting Client Data?

Inadvertent disclosures (and data breaches) are inevitable for law firms – we just have too much data to manage all

Feb 23, 2012

Two Brute Force Attacks in One Week

Last week was interesting – we sustained two brute force attacks, hammered hundreds of times in a very short time

Feb 22, 2012

ABA TECHSHOW Early Bird Deadline Extended

If you haven't yet registered for ABA TECHSHOW, this is an excellent time to do since the early bird deadline

Feb 21, 2012

Predictive Coding: A Rose by Any Other Name

John and I are writing an article for the ABA's Law Practice magazine with the title of this blog post

Feb 16, 2012

AAML Says Family Lawyers Finding Powerful Evidence in Smartphones

The American Association of Matrimonial Lawyers recently released the results of a member survey. Smartphone evidence is clearly on the