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Prioritizing e-Mail Security in the Legal Sector
Data breaches and cyberattacks aren't new occurrences, but it can sometimes feel like they are. It's only in the last few years that we've seen these attacks make headlines more and more, increasing in both quantity and impact.
Even more disconcerting is how routine these incidents have become: hackers gain access to a company or government agency's database; they procure the personal and sensitive business information of thousands, if not millions, of people; and they either turn around that information onto the black market or keep it for their own use, putting millions of victims at risk of identity fraud or, in the case of businesses, competitive risk. And now, unsurprisingly, cybersecurity has shot up the priority list for many organizations.
We've seen such a shift occur in the legal market. Up until about three years ago, the chief IT issue that law firms struggled with was an overabundance of e-mail. It's not an exaggeration to say that e-mail is the lifeblood for law firms and many other service industries; it's what enables attorneys to remain in quick and constant contact with their clients and paralegal teams, whether in the office, on the road or in court. With that comes bloated e-mail inboxes that need streamlining and proper archiving in order for more efficient use. But more recently, law firms have been gradually shifting their emphasis from e-mail volume to e-mail security as their top IT priority, largely for two reasons.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.
The Anti-Assignment Override Provisions
UCC Sections 9406(d) and 9408(a) are one of the most powerful, yet least understood, sections of the Uniform Commercial Code. On their face, they appear to override anti-assignment provisions in agreements that would limit the grant of a security interest. But do these sections really work?