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Thursday, June 30, 2016High on the list of things that send chills down the spine of an attorney is getting an e-mail from the disciplinary committee or state bar association alleging a disciplinary complaint. Playing on those fears is the hope of the hacker that the attorney will open the attachment with the e-mail. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, June 29, 2016As businesses spend billions of dollars a year trying to protect their data from hacking that’s costing trillions, they face another threat closer to home: data theft by their own employees. That’s one of the findings in a survey published by management consultant Accenture PLC and HFS Research. READ MORE >>
Thursday, June 16, 2016It has been reported that the law firm Mossack Fornseca filed a complaint against one of its employees. That employee was arrested in Switzerland on data theft charges. Computer equipment was also seized by authorities. At this point it is not clear if this arrest and the leak of the Panama papers is linked. READ MORE >>
Thursday, May 12, 2016Much has been made about the April 12 US Court of Appeals decision in Travelers vs Portal Healthcare Solutions where the court found that the Travelers Commercial General Liability policy (CGL) did not exclude coverage for data breach. READ MORE >>
Friday, May 6, 2016What if your Law Firm was breached as Mossack Fonseca was? You do not have to being secretly helping the rich and famous in hiding money to have your firm not only embarrassed, but subject to large 3rd and 1st party. All you need is one disgruntled employee with opportunity and access to be able to disclose your firm’s client’s confidential information. READ MORE >>
Thursday, May 5, 2016Law firms that work with Health Insurance issues and clients should be very concerned about protecting the confidential information as prescribed by HIPPA and their legal clients. If a Data Breach should happen with confidential Health Insurance Information compromised, in addition to 3rd party damages, you may well have 1st party responsibilities under HIPAA. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, March 9, 2016What can be done about Data Breach or a Cyber Attach? Prevention is always the best medicine: 1. Training employees on the proper methods for handling the devices, passwords and how to use the internet and cloud. 2. Keeping current with operating systems and application software updates READ MORE >>
Wednesday, March 9, 2016How Does a Data Breach or Cyber Attack happen? Many data breaches are not very high tech: 1. With the use of tablets, laptops, smart phones, and thumb/flash drives by much organization, simply losing or having these devices stolen can open up your entire treasure trove of protected data. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, March 9, 2016The Problem with Cyber Liability & Data Breach: Wouldn’t be nice to go back to the good old days where all of your firm’s information was within the four walls of your office or warehouse. You could protect it from the outside world with locks, keys, and guard dogs. READ MORE >>
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