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Cybersecurity Spending at Law Firms, Legal Departments Is Predicted to Increase in 2018
As law firms and legal departments finalize their 2018 budgets, many lawyers in both the United States and Canada plan to increase cybersecurity spending.
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<i>Legal Tech:</i> Peril in Paper: <i>EEOC v. GMRI</i> and the Digital Divide in e-Discovery Sanctions
There was a time not so long ago when the term “e-discovery” didn't exist. It was known simply by its legal name, discovery. We're now entering an era where some observers feel the term will fade into history, returning us back to simply calling it discovery.
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An IP Protection Primer for Entertainment Tech Startups
The tech-heavy entertainment industry is an active field for tech startup companies developing potential patents and trade secrets. But many cash conscious startups are forced to initially neglect protection planning for these intellectual property assets, instead allocating scarce resources to set up and initial operation costs. This article suggests some practical and economical steps for startups, especially those with tight finances, to protect what may become valuable patents and trade secrets.
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Video Marketing Will Soon Be Essential
As marketing executives, we know our firms ought to be doing video marketing. We understand that video allows us to connect with audiences in ways that the written word never will. If your firm has not yet joined the video marketing revolution, there is still plenty of room on the bandwagon. In fact, many of the country's largest firms still have no online video presence. It's time to take advantage of this increasingly essential marketing tool.
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The Uber Breach and the Need for an Independent Privacy Function
Uber has incurred significant legal and reputational exposure as a result of the way that the company handled the breach. In the coming months, there will be a great deal of information and regulatory and judicial action that will act as guidance, or more precisely, a checklist of what-not-to-do, for companies that suffer a data breach.
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How Blockchain Technology Can Drive the Legal Industry Forward
A new legal structure that bestows and monitors trust must be employed. Is decentralization of traditional, gigantic central bank repositories of data the answer? Is blockchain technology the new path that the legal industry should take to sustain in the digital age? Let us consider the most significant implications of decentralized technologies to the legal industry.
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Regulators are Catching Up to Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology within the Financial Services Industry
<b><i>Part Two of a Two-Part Article</b></i><p>The proliferation of cryptocurrency and blockchain is being driven by the efficiencies and protections afforded to early adopters. The operational efficiencies and resulting cost savings are readily apparent in the financial services industry and are equally coveted by the entities trying to implement them and by the customers who will benefit from the implementation. However, neither party can fully enjoy these benefits without first understanding and overcoming the various regulatory hurdles.
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Top Cybersecurity Takeaways from Relativity Fest 2017
Cybersecurity is a hydra of complexity. Keeping a grasp on it requires constant re-education. What no one tells you: managing your company's cyber vulnerability demands a willingness for personal vulnerability. Being honest about our cyber risks is painful. And scary.
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Influencing the Influencers
The importance of promoting brands and products on digital platforms has continued to grow as advertisers are learning how to use social media to reach out to specific populations by harnessing the power and goodwill of the people on these platforms that are popular with and influence particular niche groups of interest. These so-called “influencers” can have thousands, or even millions and tens of millions of followers. But when is the influencer an objective critic, and when is she a paid spokesperson?
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Artificially Intelligent Blockchain of Things: Examining Legal Tech's Biggest Buzzwords
<b><i>Panelists at ALM Cybersecure 2017 Delved Into the Year's Biggest Legal Technology Buzzwords and the Hype Fueling Their Popularity</i></b><p>Legal technology has no shortage of buzzwords. The latest slew to take the industry by storm were the topic conversation in a Dec. 5 panel at ALM's CyberSecure event in New York.
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