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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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…

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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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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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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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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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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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Since “99% of incident response and forensics is run through IT not counsel” businesses should follow Computerworld’s advice about managing cyberintrusions since “time is not a friend in any breach situation, companies that have cyber security attorneys on retainer are better positioned to quickly and efficiently respond to incidents.”  My…

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