Ride the Lightning

Oct 27, 2016

The Fragility of the Internet: Who Was Behind Last Friday’s DDoS Attack?

SC Magazine reported yesterday that Flashpoint researchers say the Mirai DDOS attack that took down PayPal, Twitter, Reddit, GitHub, Amazon,

Oct 26, 2016

Attorneys Accused of Filing Fake Lawsuits to Make Negative Reviews Vanish From Search Engines

Ars Technica carried a startling story yesterday about two California lawyers accused of filing "sham lawsuits" in a wide-ranging conspiracy

Oct 25, 2016

Be Wary of E-mails from Friends, Colleagues – and Your Attorney

Naked Security reported on a phishing e-mails in a story you should really read. The tale involves a man whose

Oct 24, 2016

A Notice From Google That Your Gmail Account May Have Been Compromised. Now What?

The e-mail saying that your Gmail account may have been compromised conveniently contains a link or button for you to

Oct 20, 2016

NIST Study Underscores How Dangerous Security Fatigue Can Be

As I mentioned in Monday's blog post, users are suffering from a major case of security fatigue. A recent study

Oct 19, 2016

Podcast: The Importance of Website Security for Law Firms

Our new Legal Talk Network Digital Detectives podcast tackles what was, for us, a brand new topic, the importance of

Oct 18, 2016

Getting Clients: What All Attorneys Need to Know

I am pleased to deviate from my normal subject matter to introduce a new book by my friend Merrilyn Tarlton

Oct 17, 2016

We Need to Fix Security and Stop Blaming Users

After taking a week off to recover from a hip replacement – and learning that my doctor was right when

Oct 06, 2016

What We’ve Become in the Digital Era: Funny, Sad and True

Overheard in a church at a funeral service: Visitor: "What's the WiFi password here?" Vicar: "Please respect the dead." Visitor:

Oct 05, 2016

NIST Publishes Draft Cybersecurity Self-Assessment Tool

As reported in GCN on September 29th, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a 35-page

Oct 04, 2016

Florida: First State to Mandate Tech CLE

Last Thursday, the Supreme Court of Florida added a requirement that Florida lawyers must complete three hours of CLE every

Oct 03, 2016

US Businesses Plan to Increase Security Spending, But One Third Currently Struggle to Fund Security

According to the 2016 Kaspersky report entitled The Financial Impact of IT Security on US Businesses, 75% of US businesses