On Saturday, as I drove home from Houston I made a quick stop at Arby’s to grab a couple of roast beef sandwiches to eat in the car. On Saturday night, Facebook showed me an Arby’s ad. I didn’t mention going to Arby’s on social media, didn’t check in online, didn’t connect to their wifi,…
This isn’t really surprising. “22% of respondents said their firms had experienced a data breach at some point, up from 14 percent last year – that’s a big escalation. Significantly, respondents at firms with 500 or more attorneys took the bulk of those hits.” Law firms in general, and large ones specifically, are target rich…
With the recent release of Have I been pwned version 2.0 I’ve seen a lo of articles talking about using the tools to check and see if that oh so clever password you came up with is actually so unique or if it’s appears in a data breach before. There’s also been some talk of…
I admit it, this case is one I’m strangely fascinated by. “On Tuesday morning, the nine justices of the Supreme Court put a legal theory from Microsoft to the test—that the company should not be forced to hand over data held abroad to the American government, even when served with a valid court order.” The…
“When you’re making an argument in the discovery context, know your data” This is such a great quote. I find it amazing how many times I hear of people showing up for meet and confers or sending responses to production requests who haven’t taken the time to understand the data that might be involved. It…
I mean, naturally: “Clearly cybersecurity is everybody’s problem.” If you have access to anything that is not publicly available inside and outside of your workplace, then you have some responsibility for keeping it secure. Creating a workplace atmosphere that recognizes that reality is the job of the most senior management. Otherwise, you’ll have a whole…