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Cybersecurity Spending on the Rise in 2019
As data security challenges continue to escalate, many law firms and corporate legal departments are upping their efforts to strengthen cyber defenses and minimize risks.
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SHIELD Act Signed in NY
<b><i>Defines Data Breach and Requires Data Security Controls</b></i><p>New York has brought itself into line with a number of states concerning how they define a data breach, and, where applicable, what substantive security controls they require.
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Just Say No to Hackers
<b><i>Conference of Mayors Resolution Calls for Cities Not to Pay Ransomware</b></i><p>The underlying logic is pretty straightforward: if bad actors realize that there's no longer any cash waiting for them at the end of the rainbow, they'll eventually pack up their ball and go home.
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EU Court Rules Adding Facebook 'Like' Button Triggers GDPR Data Collection Obligation
Websites with embedded Facebook “like” buttons must inform users their data will be collected and processed by the social media giant, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled.
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Legal Tech: Smart Speakers and E-Discovery
For businesses that own such a device, or for individual employees who might have a personally owned one on their office desk, the question of who owns any recorded data remains murky.
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5 Quick and Easy Ways to Hack Your Business Development
The most popular justification for avoiding business-development activities is a lack of time. There are, however, a number of strategies that will allow you to execute and produce results in minutes — or even seconds.
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Legal Tech: How E-Discovery Trends Are Reshaping E-Discovery Teams
E-discovery, as an industry, is once again at an inflection point. What are the big trends that are exerting pressure on e-discovery teams today — and more importantly, what will an effective e-discovery team look like in the coming years?
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Fourth Quarter Educational Events to Stay on Track
A review of upcoming programs and events that bring together many of the most active professionals in the field and its various branches.
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When Key Employees Quit: 5 Things You Must Do to Keep Control of Critical Data
Losing a key employee is never easy — they often take with them institutional knowledge, great internal and external relationships, and critical skill sets. There is also a risk that they'll take some information or data with them when they go, either inadvertently or on purpose.
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Training Machines to Speak Legalese: The Perils and Promise of AI in Law
When AI is deployed appropriately with proper oversight, it helps us make connections we couldn't see before, leading us to new legal and business insights. But teaching machines how to interpret “legalese” is nearly as challenging as the task it is trying to solve.
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