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Another Major Hack. Checked Your Law Firm’s Cyber Security Lately?

05 Friday Jun 2015

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Computer Forensics, Confidentiality, Cybersecurity, Disaster Preparedness, Law Office Management, Legal Ethics, Legal Technology, Technology, Technology

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Brian Focht, Client Confidentality, Computer Security, Hackers, Legal Ethics, The Cyber Advocate

The Real Reason You Need Cyber Liability Insurance, by Brian Focht, The Cyber Advocate

http://tinyurl.com/p8y5k2y

Another day, another hack. Yesterday brought news that four million current and former government employees may have had their personal information stolen by Chinese hackers.

Of course, this comes on the heels of what has been a staggering 18 months of hacks. Starting with the Home Depot and Target hacks, we’ve been barraged with story after story about major companies and retailers being hacked for their customers’ data. It’s not just big companies and big-box retailers, though. Law firms are increasingly the target of hackers, due to a combination of factors including relatively lax security and large quantities of organized, valuable information. . . .

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When You Share Files, Are They Secure?

31 Saturday May 2014

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Clouds, Confidentiality, Cybersecurity, Dropbox, Emails, Encryption, Legal Ethics, Legal Technology, Technology

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Attorney-Client Privilege, Computer Security, Confidentiality, Dropbox, Email, File Sharing, Legal Ethics, Robert Ambrogi's Law Sites

File Sharing by Lawyers Largely Insecure, Survey Suggests, by Robert Ambrogi, Robert Ambrogi’s Law Sites

http://tinyurl.com/pr3apcc

If I were to leave a document on a table entitled, ‘My Deepest, Darkest Secrets,’ under which I wrote, ‘Please do not read this unless you are someone I intended to read this,’ how securely would you think I’d protected myself?

That, effectively, is all the majority of lawyers do to protect confidential documents they share with clients and colleagues, according to a LexisNexis survey published this week. . . .

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The Heartbleed Bug – What Is It And What To Do About It.

12 Saturday Apr 2014

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Android Phones, Apps, Cell Phones, Chrome, Clouds, Computer Virus, Legal Technology, Malware

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Computer Security, Fraud Alert, Hackers, Heartbeat Bug, Identity Theft, Passwords, PC Magazine, PCMag, Scammers

Heartbleed: The Complete Rundown, by PCMag Staff http://tinyurl.com/muscrx5 The Heartbeat Bug was THE news this week.  Knowing that it is here, and cannot be avoided is one thing.  Knowing about to do about it is critical. Change your passwords, especially to to online banking, e-mail, apps, and other things we’ve taken for granted. -CCE

The Heartbleed bug is the big news in tech this week, an exploit that has been in the wild since 2012 and has left countless Internet users open to scammers. PCMag and the SecurityWatch team have been keeping tabs on all the news, so check out our coverage below, and check back for updates. . . .

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