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A 'Cloud Security Doctrine' for Law Firms
Cloud computing may be here to stay, but is it truly safer than the solutions that it's outmoding? The Legal Cloud Computing Association (LCCA) thinks there's a path to greater security, publishing for law firms its first “Cloud Security Doctrine.”
According to a statement announcing the doctrine's release, this “inaugural set of security standards” will aid in bringing together firms and those within the legal tech world to employ best practices and address concerns over cybersecurity “collaboratively and transparently.”'
In discussing the need for cloud security standards, Jack Newton, founder and CEO of Clio, a practice management provider and member of the LCCA, says: “Over 20 ethics opinions on cloud computing provide guidance that cloud computing is acceptable for lawyers. Every opinion refers to a 'reasonable care' standard, and it is left to the individual lawyer to perform due diligence on what exactly 'reasonable care' looks like. The LCCA wants to provide concrete guidance on what we consider a reasonable baseline for security so that lawyers, bar associations, law societies and other stakeholders have a clear set of criteria to apply to cloud computing providers that service the legal space.”
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?