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Social Media Scene: The Easy Path to Success on Social Media — The 1% Rule of the Internet
You may have read a dozen “How To” articles about cracking the algorithms — which sound very mathematical — of any social media platform, but at the end of the day, you're communicating with people.
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The Strategy of What You Don't Invest In
Advanced technology isn't free. Outfitting your team with equipment that will move the needle can require an impossibly large capital outlay. The solution may not be, therefore, to purchase all that gear. It may be to lease or finance it.
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Elections: The Hidden Security Danger for Governments
The news is replete with alleged actions of foreign governments and hackers trying to impact the democratic election process in the United States. It is incumbent upon the state and local governments to ensure the security of all elections.
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Why Do Cybersecurity Programs Fail?
It seems this should be a key question for everyone in business, government, technology, and cybersecurity: If we know the problem with cybersecurity, and have ways of methods of addressing the problem, why are we still failing?
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Cybersecurity Ranks Among Top Concerns of Corporate Legal Departments
A survey of more than 460 attorneys and decision makers working in corporate legal departments nationwide found that in-house teams, already stretched by limited resources, are confronting new and traditional challenges. Cybersecurity ranked among legal departments' biggest concerns for 2018.
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Phishing for Whales with Spears
<b><i>What Your Organization Can Do to Protect Itself from Email-Based Attacks</b></i><p>There's no question that email has revolutionized the way we operate. Unfortunately, for all of its convenience, email has opened the door to serious security threats that include viruses, malware and fraud. Phishing scams have become a widespread problem — you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who hasn't been on the receiving end of a phishing attempt.
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Understanding the Intersection Between GDPR and Cybersecurity
It's been about half a year since Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was activated, and corporate legal, privacy and compliance teams are beginning to adjust to the new lay of the land. We've seen early examples of enforcement activity, and those are helping organizations better understand the long-term landscape for compliance.
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Legal Tech: Stop, Collaborate and Listen -- Collaboration Tools Are a Brand New Invention
Today's workplaces require tools that enhance employee productivity and provide the flexibility to never miss a critical business opportunity. Organizations in other industries have already experienced the benefits of enterprise collaboration, and now this technology is making its way into the legal sector. The rise of enterprise collaboration is redefining the modern law firm and legal department.
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Unprepared for a Cyberattack? The DOJ Wants to Change That
<b><i>New U.S. Department of Justice Cybersecurity Guidelines Stress Preparedness Amid Reports That Many Organizations Have Failed to Plan for a Breach</b></i><p>Data protection tips are virtually everywhere these days. So it's hardly surprising that the U.S. Department of Justice has released new guidelines on that very topic. The UK's National Cyber Security Centre is poised to follow suit.
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Robbing a Locked Bank Vault from Home: Legal Issues Raised by Cryptocurrency Frauds
The advent of cryptocurrencies has raised a host of legal issues; some of the most immediate ones — such as whether cryptocurrencies are securities — appear to have been resolved, but cryptocurrency theft remains a major concern for traders and investors given that billions of dollars of cryptocurrency are stolen every year.
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