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Safeguarding Client Data: An Attorney's Duty to Provide 'Reasonable' Security
Effective cybersecurity requires an ongoing, risk-based, comprehensive process that addresses people, policies and procedures, and technology, including training. Effective security also requires an understanding that security is everyone's responsibility and constant security awareness by all users of technology.
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New York's Cyber Regulation Two Years Later: We've Only Just Begun
<b><i>The Conclusion of the “Transitional Period” for New York's Cybersecurity Regulation Marks the Beginning, Rather Than the End, of an Organization's Compliance Efforts</b></i><p> Financial institutions will have to certify annually that their internal controls and cybersecurity practices remain up to snuff. And now that the transitional periods for implementing the cyber regulation have passed, covered institutions will need to certify that they have complied with each provision.
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Legal Tech: The 2019 EDRM TAR Guidelines — Recognizing the Evolving Role of the Subject Matter Expert
After reading the new Technology Assisted Review (TAR) Guidelines from EDRM, it is clear that the evolution of the underlying technology in TAR solutions is reshaping the role of the subject matter expert (SME).
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Hey! That's My Move!
Copyright, Fortnite and the Ability to Protect How You Shake Your Groove Thing The U.S. Supreme Court just crashed the copyright world's latest dance party — stepping on the toes of a soiree of copyright infringement lawsuits against videogame developer Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite.
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E-discovery and Beyond: Facing Change in the Age of AI
A Roundtable Discussion Experts share their experience and insight on the evolving acceptance and use of AI and advanced analytics tools for e-discovery — and beyond.
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Is Cyber-Risk Insurable?
In an environment of moving targets, it seems unimaginable that insurance against cybersecurity attacks can be robust enough to provide real protection. There are many types of risks involved, and some include physical damage to property.
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The Principles of Good Cyber Risk Management
Apart from headline grabbing attacks, we are now seeing an epidemic of cyber attacks. Concern has shifted from dealing with data being stolen and sold on the dark Web to handling serious ransomware and destructive attacks, where attackers are looking for immediate monetary output.
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Will the EU-Japan Data Transfer Partnership Agreement Have Global Influence?
With countries around the world examining and strengthening their data protection laws, this agreement could be the first of many and will undoubtedly have global repercussions.
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Second Circuit Blocks Video Privacy Suit Brought Against Barnes & Noble
A would-be class action against Barnes & Noble could have cost the bookseller hundreds of millions of dollars — not to mention a reputational hit for allegedly sharing private information about its customers' online video purchases with Facebook.
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Privacy Notices, Opt-In Clauses Debated as U.S. Regulators Shape Federal Privacy Law
Tech giants' privacy counsel and U.S. senators discussed opt-in policies, lengthy, legalese-filled privacy notices and location tracking. The discussion aimed to further shape a potential U.S. federal data privacy law.
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