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Podcast: Implantable Microchips
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?
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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Dark Web Marketplace Takedowns Mitigate Legal's Cyberthreat, But Only So Much
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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Dark Web Marketplace Takedowns Mitigate Legal's Cyberthreat, But Only So Much
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
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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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br> Judge Signs Off on Google's $22.5M Settlement in AdWords Class Action
A federal judge in San Jose, CA, has signed off on a $22.5 million deal Google Inc. reached in a long-running class action accusing the company of overcharging certain customers using its AdWords keyword advertising program.
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<i>Online Extra</i><br>Trump Cybersecurity Council Resignations Could Mean Disruption for Cybersecurity Policy
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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Securing Your Information-Rich Employee Benefit Plans
This article examines the cyber threat facing benefit plans, explores the applicable legal landscape, and recommends steps to better equip plans to prepare for and manage data breaches.
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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br> Law Firms, Legal Departments Predicted to Focus More on IT Risk
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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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br> Disney, App Partners Hit With Suit Under Child Privacy Law
The Disney Princess Palace Pets app allows children to play with, bathe and accessorize about 10 different virtual pets. Sounds innocent enough. But according to a new lawsuit, The Walt Disney Co. and its software partners are illegally using the app — and dozens of others aimed at kids — to track the online activity of youngsters to serve them targeted ads.
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