Law.com Subscribers SAVE 30%

Call 855-808-4530 or email [email protected] to receive your discount on a new subscription.

Features

2 U.S. Law Firms Among Cybercrime Victims Image

2 U.S. Law Firms Among Cybercrime Victims

Patrick Smith

<b><i>Because They Often Possess Valuable Information on a Variety of Companies and Individuals, Law Offices Continue to Be a Favorite Target for Hackers</b></i><p>The DOJ said that two U.S.-based law firms were among the victims of a “complex transnational organized cyber-crime network” that has been taken down.

Features

EU E-Commerce Proposal Aims to Eliminate Barriers; Calls for E-Signatures and Net Neutrality Image

EU E-Commerce Proposal Aims to Eliminate Barriers; Calls for E-Signatures and Net Neutrality

Simon Taylor

The European Union has put forth an ambitious proposal for how countries can eliminate barriers to e-commerce and protect businesses and consumers engaged in online transactions. But parts of the proposal, published as part of a World Trade Organization initiative that includes the U.S. and China, are likely to face opposition.

Features

Companies Poised To Repeat Data Privacy Compliance Mistakes Image

Companies Poised To Repeat Data Privacy Compliance Mistakes

Phillip Bantz

<b><i>New Study Shows U.S. Companies Are Taking the Same Failed Approach To Complying With California's Privacy Regulation As They Did for GDPR</b></i><p>U.S. companies haven't learned much from the missteps they made while preparing for the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), suggests a new study on data privacy regulation compliance.

Features

State Report: New NJ Data Breach Notification Legislation Signed Image

State Report: New NJ Data Breach Notification Legislation Signed

Suzette Parmley

Legislation expanding the types of personal data that will trigger a required notification to customers in case of a breach, including email addresses and passwords, was signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy.

Features

State Report: NY Creates Nation's First Regulatory Cybersecurity Division Image

State Report: NY Creates Nation's First Regulatory Cybersecurity Division

Dan M. Clark

New York's financial regulatory agency has created a first-in-the-nation cybersecurity division to place special focus on protecting the state's consumers and industries from digital threats.

Features

Podcast: Cognitive Security Image

Podcast: Cognitive Security

Jason Thomas

We live in information environment that is unique to this point in time (social media, information overload). How do we know what's true and what's not?

Features

The Nice-to-Haves and Need-to-Haves of Cloud Computing Image

The Nice-to-Haves and Need-to-Haves of Cloud Computing

Michael Smith & Mike Paul

This article discusses what to look for in a cloud service provider and other issues that will help determine if moving to the cloud is the right move for your firm.

Features

IP Theft Goes Far Beyond the Huawei Scandal: How to Stay Safe Image

IP Theft Goes Far Beyond the Huawei Scandal: How to Stay Safe

Ilia Sotnikov

IP theft is not limited to kingpins of business. Even if your organization has never appeared in the headlines, you cannot rest easy that no one is interested in acquiring your know-how. In fact, analysis the results of our survey for the 2018 Netwrix IT Risks Report reveals that small and medium organizations are actually more vulnerable to IP theft and cyber espionage than enterprises.

Features

Data Security Ethics and Best Practices for Court Reporters Image

Data Security Ethics and Best Practices for Court Reporters

Andy Fredericks

The issue of digital security and privacy should be a paramount concern to modern court reporters just as it is to their attorney clients. Yet their biggest risk remains the same as everyone else's: believing it won't happen to them.

Features

The Eyes (and Privacy Laws) of Texas Are Upon You Image

The Eyes (and Privacy Laws) of Texas Are Upon You

Eric Levy

<b><i>Consistent With the Cliché That “Everything's Bigger In Texas,” the Texas Legislature Has Introduced Not One, But Two Separate Bills Relating to the Privacy of Personal Information</b></i><p>The TPPA is arguably the less onerous of the two bills, although you might not necessarily realize it at first blush, given the broad way it defines “personal identifying information” (PII).

Need Help?

  1. Prefer an IP authenticated environment? Request a transition or call 800-756-8993.
  2. Need other assistance? email Customer Service or call 1-877-256-2472.

MOST POPULAR STORIES

  • 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.
    Read More ›
  • 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.
    Read More ›
  • 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.
    Read More ›
  • The Unlicensed Real Estate Broker in New York: Beware
    The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York recently determined that because New York prohibits unlicensed real estate brokers from pursuing payment in its courts for services rendered, a plaintiff who performed real estate work for a client who then did not pay had no standing to sue.
    Read More ›