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State of the Industry: e-Discovery and Cybersecurity
<b><i>Part One of a Three-Part Article</b></i><p>There are stark differences between e-discovery and cybersecurity, most notably that cybersecurity, as an avenue of career opportunity and responsibility, is much, much bigger. An examination of the current state of both industries coupled with a deep dive into the history of e-discovery will offer a prophetic look at the likely hiring patterns, job availability, compensation trends, and industry maturation of the cybersecurity vertical over the next decade.
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Got a Negative Online Review? First Things First: Turn Off Your Attorney
It happened. Some current or former client had the gall to write something less than flattering about you online. What do you do? The first thing to do, and this can be the hardest thing for attorneys, is to turn off your attorney. Feedback can be hard to take.
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Are Pharmacy Benefit Managers' Cost-Containment Claims a Shell Game?
In today's political climate, one of the hottest topics is the rising cost of healthcare and drugs. Following the last election, all industries should anticipate change, especially in healthcare. While much of the focus is currently on whether the Affordable Care Act will be repealed, one of the areas the government continues to scrutinize is costs.
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<i>Decision of Note</i><br>Suit Seeking Public Doman Status for 'Buck Rogers' Can Move Forward
Team Angry Filmworks' lawsuit seeking public domain status for science fiction hero "Buck Rogers" adventures is set to blast off now that the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania denied a request to dismiss filed by the trust that licenses Rogers material.
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Information Governance: Law Firms' Cybersecurity Weak Spot
Perimeter security is only one part of a comprehensive legal data security strategy and by itself leaves open a weak spot — attackers who, using phishing or other methods, are able to bypass strong perimeter security systems, and once inside find themselves able to access a firm's emails, documents and other work product.
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Survey Reflects Growth in How Corporations Manage and Protect Information
Many organizations are changing their approach to leveraging cybersecurity intelligence through enhanced cooperation, detailed information sharing, and broad-based collaboration. To characterize those shifts and offer perspectives that empower effective benchmarking, for the third consecutive year, Nuix engaged my firm to interview corporate security officials. The report reflects the perspectives of 29 cybersecurity executives across a range of industries.
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Institutional Deliberate Indifference
<b><i>When a Prisoner's Health Care Is Botched, the Providers' Employer May Be on the Hook</b></i><p>Prisoner Eighth Amendment allegations of cruel and unusual punishment due to deliberate indifference to their medical needs are common; most of them go nowhere. Once in a while, though, the care provided to a prisoner is so substandard that the case actually hurdles the defendants' motion for summary judgment and makes it to trial.
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David Boies' Film Venture Sues over <i>Jane</i> Financing
The Boies/Schiller Film Group (BSFG), a film finance venture founded by renowned litigator David Boies and Zachary Schiller, has filed suit against investor Peter Nathaniel and his Boca Raton, FL-based investment fund Impala Partners LLC, accusing Nathaniel and Impala of misrepresentations that resulted in BSFG losing millions in its production of <i>Jane Got a Gun</i>, a 2016 film starring Natalie Portman that received middling reviews and underwhelmed at the box office.
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Senate Votes to Repeal FCC Internet Privacy Rules
The FCC's move to stop Internet service providers from collecting customers' personal information without consent has itself been halted. The Senate voted 50-48 on March 24 to overturn the rules, with the House expected to follow suit.
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In Light of Recent FTC Actions, Review Your Privacy Policy
Every day, billions of mobile and Internet-enabled computers, smartphones, watches, drones and even coffee machines are collecting vast amounts of geolocation…
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