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Dec 13, 2016

Pennsylvania Prosecutor’s Office Pays Ransom After Ransomware Attack

Your tax dollars at work. The Allegheny County state prosecutor's office acknowledged paying attackers $1,400 in bitcoin to get its

Dec 12, 2016

Chicago's Johnson & Bell First U.S. Law Firm Publicly Named in Data Security Class Action

The American Lawyer (sub. req.) reported on December 9th that in the first public data security class action complaint against

Dec 08, 2016

China Has Breached Major U.S. Law Firms

In one sense, this story from Fortune isn't new. It was heavily reported earlier this year that a series of

Dec 07, 2016

Bars Warn Lawyers About E-Mail Bar Complaint Scam

On December 1st, the Virginia State Bar joined Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Florida in warning lawyers about an

Dec 06, 2016

Cybersecurity School to Open at Bletchley Park

For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by the work done at Bletchley Park in Britain,

Dec 05, 2016

G Suite Message Encryption Quick Start Guide

There are a fair number of lawyers using G Suite (formerly Google Apps) for their law firms. With thanks to

Dec 01, 2016

Every Move You Make, We’ll Be Watching You

Every now and again, my work feels like play and I find myself chortling. Thanks to Dave Ries for turning

Nov 30, 2016

Review: Locked Down: Practical Information Security for Lawyers (2nd Edition)

Thanks to friend and colleague Tina Ayiotis for submitting the following review of Locked Down: Practical Information Security for Lawyers

Nov 29, 2016

Drone Helps Capture Liquor Thieves in Oklahoma

On November 28th, a local TV station reported that two men were arrested in Tulsa, Oklahoma after breaking into a

Nov 28, 2016

NIST Guide Gives Security Blueprint for IoT Device Makers

As reported in Law360 (sub. req.), the new NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) guide to security for connected-device

Nov 22, 2016

Apple Automatically Uploads iPhone Call Logs to iCloud Drive

It's not a bug – it's a feature. Right? Many Apple users were not happy to learn that researchers at

Nov 21, 2016

Podcast: The Hottest Topics in E-Discovery

Our latest Legal Talk Network Digital Detectives podcast afforded us the opportunity to talk to Doug Austin, CloudNine's Vice President