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Jan 10, 2017

Protecting Personal Information: Updated FTC Guide for Business

The Federal Trade Commission has published an updated version of its Protecting Personal Information: A Guide for Business. There are,

Jan 09, 2017

Police Want to Ask Alexa “Who Dunnit?”

If water cooler conversations are any indicator, everyone has heard the story of the police seeking evidence form the Amazon

Jan 05, 2017

Court Documents for Law Firm Lax Security Case

On December 12th, I posted about the lawsuit filed by Edelson PC against Chicago's Johnson & Bell law firm alleging

Jan 04, 2017

Watch Jigsaw Ransomware in Action

Recently, John and I had the pleasure of recording one of our Digital Detectives podcasts with Sheri Davidoff, the founder

Jan 03, 2017

26 States Now Ethically Require Duty of Technical Competence

Thanks to Bob Ambrogi for noting in a blog post that Colorado, in April, adopted a version of Comment 8

Dec 23, 2016

Happy Holidays!

Even bloggers deserve a break, so I am taking next week off.  Whatever holidays you celebrate, may they be filled

Dec 22, 2016

5% of Accenture’s Workforce is No Longer Human: Watch Out Legal!

Bloomberg Law carried a story earlier this week that really got my attention. Five percent of Accenture's workforce is no

Dec 21, 2016

Law Firms: Don’t Sue Over Negative Reviews or This Could Happen to You

Earlier this month, Bob Ambrogi reported in his LawSites blog on a case in which a law firm that sued

Dec 20, 2016

How Good is Law Firm Security? This Report May Surprise You

As DarkReading recently reported, there is good news about law firm security: The legal sector scored second-best in the latest

Dec 19, 2016

Phishing E-Mails are Behind 91% of Cyberattacks

I don't normally pilfer from John's Your It Consultant blog but this story belonged in my blog too. A new

Dec 15, 2016

Did Uber Staffers Spy on Celebrities and Ex-partners?

According to an Engadget story, as part of a wrongful termination lawsuit, ex-Uber engineer Ward Spangenberg stated that Uber didn't

Dec 14, 2016

How Hackers Hack Into Your Cell Phone Account in Less Than Two Minutes

Just watch the video (itself only two and half minutes) to see how easy it is to get into your