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Jun 08, 2017

Epidemic: Hackers Insert Cyber Attacks in Social Media Posts

The New York Times carried a story on May 28th (hat tip to Dave Ries) demonstrating that it took only

Jun 07, 2017

Data Thieves Try to Exploit Stolen Data Within Nine Minutes

As SC Magazine reported on May 26th, in an effort to see what happens after a data breach, the Federal

Jun 06, 2017

A Guide to the Ethics of Cloud Computing for Lawyers

It remains astonishing to us that so many lawyers fear the cloud. While we understand the desire to control your

Jun 05, 2017

2017 Altman Weil Survey: Lawyers Chronically Underperforming and Partners Slow to Change

The 2017 Altman Weil Survey is out. Conducted in March and April 2017, the Law Firms in Transition Survey polled

Jun 01, 2017

Apple Reports a Blitz of National Security Requests

CNET reported on May 24th that the number of national security orders issued to Apple by U.S. law enforcement doubled

May 31, 2017

Network Traffic Analysis May Detect Malware Sooner

Perhaps we've been going about malware detection the wrong way. At least that is the conclusion of a new study

May 30, 2017

WannaCry: Unpatched Windows 7 Systems Most Impacted

It doesn't seem fair really. XP got all the publicity and it turned out WannaCry couldn't remotely infect XP nearly

May 25, 2017

Ravel Launches Law Firms Analytics

It is always worth watching my friend Bob Ambrogi whose finger is always on the pulse of legal tech. His

May 24, 2017

Shutts & Bowen Successfully Defends Itself Against Ransomware

Legaltech news (sub. req.) reported that, last week, the Florida law firm of Shutts & Bowen successfully defended itself against

May 23, 2017

Digital Detectives Podcast: Cybersecurity for Macs with Tom Lambotte

If John and I had a dollar for every time a Mac user has asked us, "Aren't Macs safe from

May 22, 2017

Yes, You Can Get Bitcoins from an ATM

John and I were greatly surprised to find that there was a Bitcoin ATM in our local Shell station. And

May 18, 2017

NIST Makes BIG Changes to Password Best Practices

The rules for managing passwords are about to undergo profound changes. InfoWorld reported recently on the coming changes from The