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Industry Vendors Exploited Via Industry-Wide Cyber Attacks Image

Industry Vendors Exploited Via Industry-Wide Cyber Attacks

Mark Sangster

<b><i>How to Protect Your Firm from Vendor Risks</b></i><p>The legal industry is still lulled into a false sense of security, mistakenly assuming that they are immune to a significant IT business outage, and that those unfortunate firms affected by cybercriminals were somehow lacking in adequate cybersecurity presages. That's simply not true. Even Achilles had a weak spot.

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Podcast: Implantable Microchips Image

Podcast: Implantable Microchips

Jason Thomas

Next in a series of podcasts looking at the cybersecurity and tech world.

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What's the Deal with WhatsApp: Investigating and Discovering Mobile Device Data? Image

What's the Deal with WhatsApp: Investigating and Discovering Mobile Device Data?

Julian Sheppard & Michele C.S. Lange

Analyzing data from mobile devices is still uncharted territory for many in Legal and IT. Accordingly, today's modern legal and technology professionals need to brush up on all things mobile. This includes understanding where applicable data resides in a mobile device and what common challenges are associated with accessing, preserving and extracting this data.

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Are 'Smart Contracts' Smart Enough?

Jonathan Bick

<b><i>Certain Legal Functions Can Be Automated with the Use of Blockchains</b></i><p>The automation of certain attorney functions has given rise to a new form of contracting, known as "smart contracts." Consequently, a decrease in the demand for certain attorney functions that can now be performed by Internet applications is matched by an increase in demand for legal advisers who can prepare smart contracts and ensure these smart contracts accurately reflect a desired business transaction.

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The Future Is Now: Global Litigation, Digital Workflows and Electronic Proceedings Image

The Future Is Now: Global Litigation, Digital Workflows and Electronic Proceedings

Charlie Harrel

Welcome to the new world of digital litigation, which is rapidly emerging in the context of an increasingly globalized world — a world where it is now commonplace for domestic law firms to extend their reach across international borders, engage in legal matters that span multiple jurisdictions, and collaborate with overseas colleagues and foreign counsel on a regular basis.

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Dark Web Marketplace Takedowns Mitigate Legal's Cyberthreat, But Only So Much Image

Dark Web Marketplace Takedowns Mitigate Legal's Cyberthreat, But Only So Much

Rhys Dipshan

The recent takedown of dark web marketplace AlphaBay represented a major success for law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and around the world. However, experts caution that its effect on mitigating the overall level of cyberthreat faced by corporations and law firms alike, while significant, will likely be temporary at best.

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D.C. Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Case over Cyberattack, Finding Possible Harm in Data Loss Image

D.C. Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Case over Cyberattack, Finding Possible Harm in Data Loss

Amanda Bronstad

Calling for a broader view of standing, a federal appeals court in Washington, DC, has reversed the dismissal of a case brought over the 2014 cyberattack of health insurer CareFirst.

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Cyber Crime Now Targeting Law Firms Image

Cyber Crime Now Targeting Law Firms

Collin Hite

Cyber attacks and theft are on the rise around the country, and law firms are becoming prime targets. Unlike manufacturers, banks and retailers, law firms are unique organizations that are highly vulnerable.

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<i>Online Extra</i><br>Trump Cybersecurity Council Resignations Could Mean Disruption for Cybersecurity Policy Image

<i>Online Extra</i><br>Trump Cybersecurity Council Resignations Could Mean Disruption for Cybersecurity Policy

Gabrielle Orum Hernández

The departure of eight members of the council could signal a strained relationship between the business sector and the government around cybersecurity policy.

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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br> Law Firms, Legal Departments Predicted to Focus More on IT Risk Image

<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br> Law Firms, Legal Departments Predicted to Focus More on IT Risk

Ed Silverstein

Overall global spending in the information security services and products sector will total $86.4 billion this year, an increase of 7% over last year.

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