David Kalat Brg
May 05, 2021 | Legaltech News
Nervous System: Audrey, the Dragon, and the History of Voice Recognition TechnologyThe path leading to the likes of Siri and Alexa was long and winding. This month's history of cybersecurity looks back to the beginnings of voice recognition technology, from Bell's Automatic Digit Recognition machine to projects from DARPA funding.
By David Kalat, BRG
6 minute read
April 06, 2021 | Legaltech News
Nervous System: Oliver North and the Origin Story of Legal TechnologyE-discovery may be common in today's legal world, but that certainly wasn't always the case. This month's history of cybersecurity looks back to how discovery technology was developed, and what it has to do with the Iran-Contra affair.
By David Kalat, BRG
6 minute read
March 02, 2021 | Legaltech News
Nervous System: Computer Crime and PunishmentThis month's history of cybersecurity looks back to the formation of the CFAA, where there was broad agreement that computer crime was a serious and growing menace to the nation's security, but that consensus broke down when it came to defining exactly what "computer crime" was.
By David Kalat, BRG
7 minute read
February 08, 2021 | Legaltech News
Nervous System: How 'The 414s' Hacking for Video Game High Scores Led to Federal Cyber LawHacking into a federally secured system: actual child's play? This month's history of cybersecurity tells how a group of Milwaukee computer enthusiasts spurred congressional hearings to enact cybersecurity laws.
By David Kalat, BRG
6 minute read
January 08, 2021 | Legaltech News
Nervous System: Dialing For DollarsThis month's history of cybersecurity looks back at how predictive dialing software revolutionized the call center industry—and left behind a legacy that continues to be litigated to this day.
By David Kalat, BRG
6 minute read
December 08, 2020 | Legaltech News
Nervous System: The First Major Data Breach, 1984Data breaches affecting millions of Americans is no new phenomenon. This month's history of cybersecurity explores the time in 1984 when over 90 million Americans had their credit histories exposed.
By David Kalat, BRG
5 minute read
November 09, 2020 | Legaltech News
Nervous System: Before the Battle Over 5G, There Was the Battle Over 3GExactly how to share cellular connection has been the source of endless innovation, competition, debate, and patent wars. And in this month's history of cybersecurity, we explore how lessons learned from 3G can be applicable to the 5G landscape.
By David Kalat, BRG
6 minute read
October 07, 2020 | Legaltech News
Nervous System: The Sleepy History of the Buffer Overflow AttackThis month's history of cybersecurity looks at the buffer overflow attack, which still remains a risk even more than 48 years after the problem was first diagnosed.
By David Kalat, BRG
6 minute read
September 01, 2020 | Legaltech News
Nervous System: The Inventor, the Barbershop Quartet, and the Origin of the Email AttachmentIn this month's lesson on the history of cybersecurity, David Kalat explains how one man's fixation on "transmitting photos of grandkids" changed the face of communications.
By David Kalat, BRG
6 minute read
August 04, 2020 | Legaltech News
Nervous System: The Police Beat Algorithm and Automated Criminal Justice Information SystemsThis month's lesson on the history of cybersecurity looks at the use of computer technology to predict crime and allocate police resources—and the lasting legacies that have resulted.
By David Kalat, BRG
6 minute read
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