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US arraignment of British cybersecurity expert postponed (UPDATE)
An arraignment originally scheduled for Tuesday has been postponed for a British cybersecurity researcher who was arrested last week in Las Vegas on charges that, years before he won acclaim for helping to stop a worldwide-ransomware attack, he had created and distributed a malware program to pilfer banking passwords from unsuspecting computer users.
Prioritizing cybersecurity: Steps to improve law firms’ digital defenses
This practice can be risky because internal IT teams are often unable to monitor personal computers and may not have an opportunity to update them with the latest security software
Protecting your cyber data worth the time, expense
When it comes to protecting your online data, assuming the worst may not be going far enough. Just ask anyone whose computer was caught up in the ransomware attack that struck about 150 countries earlier this month.
Beware the ransomware: Protecting your data more important than ever
With an unprecedented ransomware attack against hospitals, universities, businesses and others in large swaths across Europe and Asia, there could hardly be a better time to think about security.
Feds say they have shut down Darkode malware marketplace
The Justice Department shut down an online "criminal bazaar" where computer hackers bought and sold stolen databases, malicious software and other products that could cripple or steal information from computers and cellphones, authorities said Wednesday.
Top 3 data privacy, security issues in-house counsel should focus on in 2015
Recent cyber attacks have caused companies to focus on privacy and security issues more than ever before.
What law firms need to know about ransomware, the latest cyber threat
You arrive to work one morning and boot up your computer. Instead of seeing your usual background, an unusual message pops up on your screen. The message tells you that your files have been “locked” and the only way to unlock them is to transfer several hundred dollars’ worth of Bitcoin to the keyholder within a short period, maybe 48 hours.
Cyber (in)security: Hack risk rising at law firms
A recent report by cybersecurity firm Mandiant linked 141 mostly American organizations, including four unidentified law firms, to a military unit outside Shanghai.
LEGAL CENTS: How to minimize security threats from the inside
If you haven’t seen the 1999 cult classic “Office Space,” rent it. Mostly because it’s funny, but also, it demonstrates the biggest cybersecurity threat in your legal department: your people.
Lawmakers propose two federal data breach bills
Lawmakers introduced two new data protection bills late last month which would require companies to take measures to secure their customers’ data, as well as notify them of security breaches.
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