Ride the Lightning

Feb 15, 2012

Another Law Firm Breach – This Time By An Ex-Partner???

Well, that's the allegation in a lawsuit by Elliott Greenleaf & Siedzikowski against former partner William Balaban and his new

Feb 14, 2012

Can You Be Jailed for Forgetting Your Decryption Password?

Sure, if the judge doesn't believe that you forgot – that would make you in contempt of court and, theoretically,

Feb 13, 2012

Anonymous Hacks Syrian Presdient Assad's Office

So what are the consequences of using a password such as "12345?" The staffers in President Assad's office are no

Feb 09, 2012

Law Firm in Marine Massacre Case Suffers Data Breach

I can't understand why Segeant Frank Wuterich, who admitted to the 2005 Haditha killings of 24 Iraqi citizens with several other Marines,

Feb 08, 2012

Legal Talk Network Podcast: Securing Law Firm Data

John and I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Rodney Dowell on his Legal Talk Network podcast, The

Feb 07, 2012

ABA TECHSHOW – Have You Registered Yet?

It's a good time to register for ABA TECHSHOW and save money with early bird pricing that will end on

Feb 06, 2012

Android Security Enhanced: Meet "Bouncer"

There was a big dust-up recently when Symantec claimed that a lot of Android applications were malware in disguise. Phooey.

Feb 02, 2012

Many IT Pros Are NOT Encrypting Customer Data

CRN recently reported on a Ponemon Institute Study which revealed that a majority of IT pros from companies whose data was

Feb 01, 2012

Why Burning Your Computer to Destroy Evidence is Not a Good Idea

As we say all the time, you just can't make this stuff up. K&L Gates reported on a January 24th

Jan 31, 2012

Congress Asks FTC to Investigate Google's New Privacy Policy

If you haven't read it yet, here's the link to Google's new Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, which become effective

Jan 30, 2012

Reed Technology's Web Preserver: My New Favorite Research Tool

Some time back, John and I took a test drive of Reed Technology's then unweildy-sounding software for archiving social media

Jan 26, 2012

Is Your Videoconferencing System Open to Hackers?

Something else to worry about, right? Apparently so, according to a Dark Reading report (hat tip to friend and colleague Dave