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Law Firm Security Q&A
February 01, 2018
With the Appleby data breach still top of mind of many law firm and legal department professionals, cybersecurity has become a major area of concern. To learn more about how law firms can protect themselves against cyber attacks and data breaches, we sat down with Laurie Fischer, managing director at HBR Consulting.
Online Marketing Practices Continue to Pose Regulatory Threats for the Financial Services Industry
February 01, 2018
Last year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a staff report on Cross-Device Tracking, which added to the FTC's efforts to regulate emerging issues in the ever-evolving area of online behavioral advertising. The advertising in question involves the collection of data from a particular computer or device regarding a user's Internet-viewing behavior over time and across non-affiliate websites. Ostensibly, this technology obtains user preferences or interests. Cross-device tracking is the logical next step for this technology.
Second Edition ABA Cybersecurity Handbook Reflects the Need for Greater Awareness
February 01, 2018
As 2017 came to a close, the American Bar Association opened the next chapter in cybersecurity awareness with the release of the second edition of its…
Password-Sharing May Be a Federal Crime under the Muddied Waters of the CFAA
February 01, 2018
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) is a federal statute that provides for not only criminal liability, but also civil liability, when a person accesses…
Some Law Firm Leaders See Rosy 2018 Ahead
February 01, 2018
When it comes to law firm business, not everyone is depressed about the slow growth that plagued many firms in 2017, and that's predicted to persist into the new year. Or at least they won't admit it.
Cybersecurity Spending at Law Firms, Legal Departments Is Predicted to Increase in 2018
February 01, 2018
As law firms and legal departments finalize their 2018 budgets, many lawyers in both the United States and Canada plan to increase cybersecurity spending.
<i>Legal Tech:</i> Peril in Paper: <i>EEOC v. GMRI</i> and the Digital Divide in e-Discovery Sanctions
February 01, 2018
There was a time not so long ago when the term “e-discovery” didn't exist. It was known simply by its legal name, discovery. We're now entering an era where some observers feel the term will fade into history, returning us back to simply calling it discovery.
Preparing for Proxy Season 2018: A Primer for General Counsel
January 03, 2018
As we enter 2018, public companies across the United States will begin, in earnest, their preparations for this year's proxy season and annual shareholder meetings. It is not an understatement to say that 2017 was a tumultuous year on many fronts — economically, politically and globally. As a result, general counsel should have several issues on their radar that could play a role in 2018's proxy season.
The Uber Breach and the Need for an Independent Privacy Function
January 01, 2018
Uber has incurred significant legal and reputational exposure as a result of the way that the company handled the breach. In the coming months, there will be a great deal of information and regulatory and judicial action that will act as guidance, or more precisely, a checklist of what-not-to-do, for companies that suffer a data breach.
How Blockchain Technology Can Drive the Legal Industry Forward
January 01, 2018
A new legal structure that bestows and monitors trust must be employed. Is decentralization of traditional, gigantic central bank repositories of data the answer? Is blockchain technology the new path that the legal industry should take to sustain in the digital age? Let us consider the most significant implications of decentralized technologies to the legal industry.

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