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FINRA Report on Best Cybersecurity Practices Is Must-Read, Alston & Bird Lawyer Says Image

FINRA Report on Best Cybersecurity Practices Is Must-Read, Alston & Bird Lawyer Says

MP McQueen

<b><i>Cybersecurity Practices Must “Be Appropriately Tailored to the Entity. It Should Be Risk-Based, Based on Risk to Your Organization.”</b></i><p>The recently released FINRA report provides guidance for broker-dealer firms of various sizes on how they can mitigate the risks of cyberattacks and data theft by other means.

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Legal Tech: Winter 2019 E-Discovery Case Law Review Image

Legal Tech: Winter 2019 E-Discovery Case Law Review

Mike Hamilton

As a practice, e-discovery involves professionals from a variety of disciplines. For this case law review, we spoke with professionals who play different roles in the e-discovery process to identify three case law rulings from 2018 that stood out in the impact they have on how e-discovery is practiced today.

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2019 Trends Overview: Compliance, Privacy and Security Family Tree Image

2019 Trends Overview: Compliance, Privacy and Security Family Tree

Mark Sangster

In 2019, regulations and laws will continue to define how businesses collect and use consumer data, and their obligations to protect this data from misuse, theft or exposure to unauthorized parties.

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Causation and Harm In Data Breach Litigation Image

Causation and Harm In Data Breach Litigation

Brian Ellman & Jee-Yeon Lehmann

Demonstrating that a data breach has resulted in an injury-in-fact can be difficult, because it is not always clear what has happened or will happen with the stolen data.

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Implications of GDPR & CCPA on Public Records Image

Implications of GDPR & CCPA on Public Records

Jeff Cox

This article discusses the importance of securing a safe harbor for court records through reviewing an illustrative example of how a European Union (EU) citizen was able to force U.S. legal technology companies to remove and alter court records using GDPR.

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Legal Operations Chiefs Say Managing Technology and Cutting Costs Are Main Priorities, Not Blockchain or AI Image

Legal Operations Chiefs Say Managing Technology and Cutting Costs Are Main Priorities, Not Blockchain or AI

Sue Reisinger

In-house legal operations chiefs see their main priorities as managing legal technology and cost-cutting, primarily on outside counsel spending. Blockchain remains a confusing concept to them, while artificial intelligence is the hottest topic of conversation.

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'Dark Overlord' Hack Shows Mounting Cyber Risks for Law Firms Image

'Dark Overlord' Hack Shows Mounting Cyber Risks for Law Firms

Dan Packel

<b><i>The Hacker Group Wants Ransom Payments from Dozens of Firms Involved In the Sept. 11 Litigation, and Experts Warn That More Attacks Are Coming</b></i><p>Leaders of those law firms are all likely scratching their heads about how to handle a recent announcement from a nebulous hacker entity calling itself the “Dark Overlord,” which claims to be in possession of 18,000 legal and insurance documents pertaining to the court fight.

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Are Cybersecurity Solutions and Consulting a New Revenue Stream for Law Firms? Image

Are Cybersecurity Solutions and Consulting a New Revenue Stream for Law Firms?

Ishan Girdhar

The Big 4 accounting firms have identified legal services as an area for growth beyond traditional financial services and consulting services.

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Cloudy With a Chance of IoT attacks: The Cybersecurity Forecast for 2019 Image

Cloudy With a Chance of IoT attacks: The Cybersecurity Forecast for 2019

Leigh-Anne Galloway

2018 was a trying year for the cybersecurity industry, with breaches increasing and showing no signs of slowing as we enter the New Year. 2019 will bring its own threats with the propagation of new technology — 5G and IoT — and their security vulnerabilities. However, there's also progress on the horizon, thanks to more stringent government regulation and increasing legal action.

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What the U.S.' Pursuit of Foreign Nation-State Hackers Means for Cybercrime Victims and Targets Image

What the U.S.' Pursuit of Foreign Nation-State Hackers Means for Cybercrime Victims and Targets

Ronald Cheng & Mallory Jensen

For years, the U.S. has maintained an active enforcement campaign against overseas cyber criminals and while these past efforts have not been haphazard, they have not necessarily been part of a specific drive to address the serious issue of foreign cybercrime committed by nation states. Recent announcements by the DOJ show that this enforcement campaign is accelerating and expanding.

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