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Linked – Traveling out of the country? Lawyers should consider using ‘burner’ devices
This may not be bad for a lot of people, not just lawyers. “Hinshaw & Culbertson partner Steven Puiszis, the firm’s general counsel for privacy, security and compliance, described the precautions taken by lawyers at many large law firms. They typically require lawyers to take “burner” laptops and phones with them that don’t contain client…
Linked – Fin7: The Inner Workings of a Billion-Dollar Hacking Group
This is a fascinating look at a pretty complex and coordinated hacking group, Fin7. They used a lot of the same tools that companies use for project management and remote collaboration, and they specifically targeted the types of employees who would be likely to expect emails from strangers, like this one: “On or around March…
Linked: Five Skills That Help You Lead Remotely
I like all of Kevin’s 5 skills, but this one to me is paramount because when I’ve been part of a remote team, every single failure ultimately came back to this: “Be a flexible communicator Certainly, leaders must be good communicators. But when your team is spread hither and yon, you must be proficient and…
Linked – Worst Mistakes and Best Practices in Law Firm Cybersecurity Measures
For law firms, I would guess that 1-2 are the most likely mistakes being made. What would you say? As for dumb mistakes to avoid, consider the following: 1. Do not keep unnecessary client data “just in case you need it someday.” 2. Do not forget to encrypt data. 3. Do not leave access paths…
Marriott Hack Shows The Risk of Our Surveillance Society
Mashable asked the question that many of you may have had when you learned one of the more recently reported details of the Marriott/Starwood hack. “Why do hotels collect and store passports?” The answer they came up with turned out to be something that some of us started talking about a few years ago, but…
