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Cloudy With a Chance of IoT attacks: The Cybersecurity Forecast for 2019 Image

Cloudy With a Chance of IoT attacks: The Cybersecurity Forecast for 2019

Leigh-Anne Galloway

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

Ronald Cheng & Mallory Jensen

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

Adam Schlagman

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? Image

Are Cybersecurity Solutions and Consulting a New Revenue Stream for Law Firms?

Ishan Girdhar

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

Tyler Young

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

Alastair Johnson

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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The Confounding Paradox of Marketing Investment for Struggling Law Firms

Bill Josten

"You have to spend money to make money." Or, so holds the well-worn cliché. For those firms struggling to find meaningful growth in today's market, where do they find the funds they need to spend in order to spur growth?

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Professional Development: 10 Performance Tips for Your Presentation

Sharon Abrahams

Finally, it has happened. You have reached the stage in your career that others want to hear from you and learn what you know in your area of expertise. You have been invited to speak at a conference. What now?

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Federal Data Privacy Legislation Is Likely Next Year, Tech Lawyers Say Image

Federal Data Privacy Legislation Is Likely Next Year, Tech Lawyers Say

Dan Clark

For Years, Federal Legislators Have Attempted to Pass Comprehensive Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Legislation. With More Support Than Ever from the Public, Industry and Both Sides of the Political Spectrum, 2019 May Be the Year When Such Legislation Is Enacted.

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