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Mar 10, 2021

Accellion Retains Latham & Watkins to Defend Against Data Breach Lawsuits

The American Lawyer reported on March 5 that Accellion, the cybersecurity company whose 20-year old FTA product (file transfer service) was the

Mar 09, 2021

PATCH NOW! Massive Hack on Microsoft Exchange Servers

The Washington Post (sub.req.) reported on March 8 that the White House and U.S. intelligence officials have issued increasingly urgent warnings for

Mar 08, 2021

Protecting Your Packages From Porch Pirates

CNET had some good advice in a March post to help you protect your packages from thieves who brazenly see them by

Mar 04, 2021

Virginia Governor Signs Country’s Second Data Privacy Legislation

The Washington Post (sub.req.) reported that Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed data privacy legislation into law on March 2, making Virginia the

Mar 03, 2021

Hackers Release iPhone Jailbreak Tool for Almost all iPhones

Yahoo Finance reported on March 1 that an iPhone hacking team has released a new jailbreak tool for almost every iPhone, including

Mar 02, 2021

IBM Releases the 2021 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index

On February 24, IBM Security released the 2021 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index spotlighting how cyberattacks evolved in 2020 as threat actors sought

Mar 01, 2021

NSA Releases Guidance for the Zero Trust Security Model

On February 25, the National Security Agency released Embracing a Zero Trust Security Model, which provides information about, and recommendations for,

Feb 25, 2021

Congress Addresses Private Sector Sharing Data Breach Info with Government

The Washington Post (sub.req.) reported on February 24 that companies responding to a massive Russian hack urged Congress to update laws on

Feb 24, 2021

Microsoft Will Add “Nation-State Activity Alerts” to Defender for Microsoft 365

ZDNet reported on February 8 that Microsoft will be adding a new security alert to the dashboard of Microsoft Defender for Office

Feb 23, 2021

Clio’s 2021 Legal Trends for Solo Law Firms

It is always gratifying to get a new survey with new stats – they certainly help lawyers, in this case

Feb 22, 2021

Kia Motors America Reportedly Hit by Ransomware: Denies the Report

BleepingComputer reported on February 17 that Kia Motors America had suffered a ransomware attack by the DoppelPaymer gang, demanding $20 million for

Feb 18, 2021

Jones Day Suffers Data Breach, Another Victim of the Hack of Vendor Accellion

Bloomberg Law reported on February 16 that law firm Jones Day had suffered a data breach – yet another breach