CT-born, New York-based legal tech reporter covering everything from in-house technology disruption to privacy trends, blockchain, AI, cybersecurity, and ghosts-in-the-machine. Continually waiting for law to catch up with tech. (It's like waiting for Godot, but without the clowns)
April 16, 2018 | Legaltech News
Does Cyberinsurance Cover Phishing Scams? Ask Your Local Federal CourtFederal courts are split on whether computer fraud provisions in cyberinsurance policies cover the actions of employees tricked into sending funds to cybercriminals.
By Rhys Dipshan
4 minute read
April 16, 2018 | The Recorder
Does Cyberinsurance Cover Phishing Scams? Ask Your Local Federal CourtFederal courts are split on whether computer fraud provisions in cyberinsurance policies cover the actions of employees tricked into sending funds to cybercriminals. The Ninth Circuit is among the courts that have ruled that computer fraud policies don't cover those situations.
By Rhys Dipshan
4 minute read
April 12, 2018 | Legaltech News
Facebook Collected Users' Text and Calls Logs. Will the FTC Act?On Android mobile operating systems, Facebook could bundle its permissions requests, leaving users in the dark about exactly what data the mobile app was collecting.
By Rhys Dipshan
4 minute read
April 12, 2018 | Legaltech News
Legal Tech Hits Probate Lawyers: EstateExec Looks to Streamline Estate SettlementThe project management platform for estate settlement doesn't aim to replace lawyers, but it does allow users to perform many administrative and financial tasks on their own.
By Rhys Dipshan
3 minute read
April 11, 2018 | Legaltech News
Too Fast for Comfort? Cloud-Based App Deployment Outpacing Security AbilitiesThe 2018 Enterprise Cloud Trends report found that most organizations' IT staff are struggling to keep up with the demand for cost-effective enterprise cloud applications.
By Rhys Dipshan
4 minute read
April 10, 2018 | Legaltech News
Running After Regulations: Nasdaq BWise Announces Rule Management ToolBWise Regulatory Change Management will offer "augmented regulatory content" that helps explain how a rule change will affect a financial company.
By Rhys Dipshan
4 minute read
April 09, 2018 | Legaltech News
RelativityOne Breaks Ground in Hong Kong Amidst Growing Local MarketThe expansion, which comes only months after RelativityOne was launched in the UK, will be the first deployment of the cloud-based technology in Asia.
By Rhys Dipshan
3 minute read
April 06, 2018 | Legaltech News
The GDPR's 'Legitimate Interest' Is Creating Legitimate ConfusionMany companies will seek to process data under the legitimate interest basis of the EU's upcoming General Data Protection Regulation. But that doesn't mean they necessarily understand it.
By Rhys Dipshan
6 minute read
April 05, 2018 | Legaltech News
With 'SoLI' Conference, Vanderbilt Law Set Sights on Legal Innovation BarriersThe one-day Summit on Law and Innovation at Vanderbilt Law will aim to to foster collaboration between legal practitioners, legal educators and technologists.
By Rhys Dipshan
3 minute read
April 04, 2018 | Legaltech News
Why State AGs Are Panning Proposed Federal Breach Notification LawStates worry the Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act would restrict their ability to go after enterprises that keep breaches hidden.
By Rhys Dipshan
6 minute read
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