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Implications of GDPR & CCPA on Public Records
This article discusses the importance of securing a safe harbor for court records through reviewing an illustrative example of how a European Union (EU) citizen was able to force U.S. legal technology companies to remove and alter court records using GDPR.
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Legal Operations Chiefs Say Managing Technology and Cutting Costs Are Main Priorities, Not Blockchain or AI
In-house legal operations chiefs see their main priorities as managing legal technology and cost-cutting, primarily on outside counsel spending. Blockchain remains a confusing concept to them, while artificial intelligence is the hottest topic of conversation.
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'Dark Overlord' Hack Shows Mounting Cyber Risks for Law Firms
<b><i>The Hacker Group Wants Ransom Payments from Dozens of Firms Involved In the Sept. 11 Litigation, and Experts Warn That More Attacks Are Coming</b></i><p>Leaders of those law firms are all likely scratching their heads about how to handle a recent announcement from a nebulous hacker entity calling itself the “Dark Overlord,” which claims to be in possession of 18,000 legal and insurance documents pertaining to the court fight.
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Are Cybersecurity Solutions and Consulting a New Revenue Stream for Law Firms?
The Big 4 accounting firms have identified legal services as an area for growth beyond traditional financial services and consulting services.
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Cloudy With a Chance of IoT attacks: The Cybersecurity Forecast for 2019
2018 was a trying year for the cybersecurity industry, with breaches increasing and showing no signs of slowing as we enter the New Year. 2019 will bring its own threats with the propagation of new technology — 5G and IoT — and their security vulnerabilities. However, there's also progress on the horizon, thanks to more stringent government regulation and increasing legal action.
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What the U.S.' Pursuit of Foreign Nation-State Hackers Means for Cybercrime Victims and Targets
For years, the U.S. has maintained an active enforcement campaign against overseas cyber criminals and while these past efforts have not been haphazard, they have not necessarily been part of a specific drive to address the serious issue of foreign cybercrime committed by nation states. Recent announcements by the DOJ show that this enforcement campaign is accelerating and expanding.
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Q&A with Women Leaders in Cybersecurity and Privacy
In 2017, Atlanta attorney Bess Hinson founded the Atlanta Women in Cybersecurity Roundtable, an invitation-only initiative to provide community and resources to advance women in cybersecurity in Atlanta. Here, we speak with some of those women leaders about their biggest security and privacy challenges and why women are pursing legal and other roles in the cybersecurity and privacy field.
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Are Cybersecurity Solutions and Consulting a New Revenue Stream for Law Firms?
The Big 4 accounting firms have identified legal services as an area for growth beyond traditional financial services and consulting services.
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Detecting, Discovering, and Eliminating Threats
Defending your corporation from advanced cyber threats is a difficult and never-ending challenge. The attack surface of an organization is constantly adapting to meet the needs of a business and attack vectors are increasing nearly every few hours.
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Fighting Biometric Fraud on the Blockchain
The use of SMS verification codes as a security measure has recently been exposed as a mere stop-gap solution because of the ability of hackers to fraudulently take over phone numbers. Biometrics meanwhile is proving to be one of the best new technologies to combat fraud and identity theft.
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