The FBI “is warning companies and the general public to be aware of IoT vulnerabilities cybercriminals could exploit” and encourages the use of strong passwords according to a FBI September 10, 2015 Public Service Announcement (PSA) entitled “Internet of Things Poses Opportunities for Cyber Crime.” The PSA Included
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11 Things to Do Before Your Laptop (Cell or Tablet) Disappears
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I paste business cards to all new laptops, iPhones, and iPads because maybe somebody will steal the device or I might just lose it, which is likely since Networkworld estimates are “that a laptop is lost every 53 seconds.” The September 10, 2015 Networkworld report is entitled “10 things to…
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CYBERALERT: .zip and .review are in the Top 10 Most Dangerous Top Level Domains (TLD)!
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Most folks ignore anything to the right of the “.” but Blue Coat warns about the explosion in TLDs and “created a list rating the web’s shadiest and safest neighborhoods” based “on analysis of web requests from more than 15,000 worldwide businesses and 75 million users.” The Blue Coat August…
Google Law: Google Decides if Sites May Force Apps
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One might conclude that Google is the Internet law maker after “Google said that starting in November it would begin penalizing sites that show these “please install our app” ads.” The New York Times article on September 2, 2015 entitled “Competitors Accuse Google of Using Search to Diminish Apps…
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EU Laws may Change Google’s Power
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Under new publishing rules the EU is consider “Google may eventually have to pay newspaper and magazine groups whenever links to their content are shown on Google’s European aggregation sites.” The New York Times August 29, 2015 story “European Publishers Play Lobbying Role Against Google” include this comment…
Lawyers Looking for Witnesses & Evidence Need to Know About Internet Anonymity!
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Infoworld recently reported about how folks can become anonymous on the Internet which comes in the wake of the 37 million individuals who were exposed in the Ashley Madison hack. The August 25, 2015 report was entitled “9 steps to make you completely anonymous online” and included these…
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Cybercriminals Know How to Access Law Firms
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Aderant recently published an article entitled the “5 Deadly Sins Cyber Criminals Know About Law Firm Security” written by Lewis Thomason CFO William Kunkel, attorney Joy Justin, and consultants from Sword & Shield. The first deadly sin everyone know about:
1. The door is open.
Passwords are the…
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Surprise! Cyberintrusions are Directed at eDiscovery Evidence
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eDiscovery is the monster that ate Cleveland as everyone knows, but storing the ESI (Electronically Stored Information) is at risk to cyberintrusions since the ESI includes “highly sensitive information” as reported by my good friend Monica Bay in Legaltech News. Monica’s August 18, 2015 story is entitled “Cybersecurity Infiltrates…
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5 Things Every Lawyer Needs to Know about Cyberinsurance!
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Lawyers should take advantage of Computerworld’s recent update to IT professionals about cyberinsurance which included Gartner’s definition of cyberinsurance “as protection against losses stemming from data theft and data loss, or business interruptions caused by malware or a computer malfunction.” The Computerworld report entitled “5 things you should know…
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Alert to All Lawyers – Inevitable Data and IT Disasters May Destroy Client Files!
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A recent report warned that lawyers have an “ethical and regulatory responsibility to protect your client’s confidential information, it is imperative that you have a plan in place to protect your data from loss, corruption or theft.” Abacus Data Systems issued its report entitled “10 Critical Disaster Planning Essentials…
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