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Cybersecurity

  • In January, news of the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities rocked the cybersecurity world. And even a few months later, the news is still reverberating, due to several patches that are significantly slowing down device and system performance. To learn more about these vulnerabilities and how law firms and legal departments can protect against them now and in in the future, I sat down with Dana Simberkoff, Chief Risk, Privacy and Information Security Officer at AvePoint.

    March 01, 2018Adam Schlagman
  • The law — which includes data localization mandates, cybersecurity best practices, and data transfer restrictions — has similarities to other cyber laws such as the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). But in this case, it's also being used to police internet content and behavior.

    March 01, 2018Rhys Dipshan
  • CareFirst, a large health care company involved in a data breach case, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on whether victims can establish Article III standing to sue for the risk of future identity theft. The Court denied the request, leaving intact a recent district court holding that consumers could successfully plead such a claim issue — and leaving a split among the federal appellate courts.

    March 01, 2018Craig A. Newman and Jonathan Hatch
  • Smart contracts are self-executing agreements written in code on the blockchain. Parties contract digitally using distributed ledger technology. This article offers a layperson's, non-technical summary of the underlying technology and consideration of certain legal implications for smart-contracting and contract management.

    February 01, 2018Paige M. Boshell
  • With the Appleby data breach still top of mind of many law firm and legal department professionals, cybersecurity has become a major area of concern. To learn more about how law firms can protect themselves against cyber attacks and data breaches, we sat down with Laurie Fischer, managing director at HBR Consulting.

    February 01, 2018Adam Schlagman