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The American Lawyer

Will Ransomware Attack Make Law Firms 'WannaCry'?

Amid a massive, worldwide ransomware attack, a leading firm in Rhode Island has sued its insurer over a similar cyber assault that it claims cost it $700,000 in lost billings. Providence-based Moses Afonso Ryan is representing itself in a suit filed last week against Sentinel Insurance Co.
13 minute read

The American Lawyer

Will Ransomware Attack Make Law Firms 'WannaCry'?

Amid a massive, worldwide ransomware attack, a leading firm in Rhode Island has sued its insurer over a similar cyber assault that it claims cost it $700,000 in lost billings. Providence-based Moses Afonso Ryan is representing itself in a suit filed last week against Sentinel Insurance Co.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Five Critical Security Controls to Consider for Corporate Counsel Evaluations

Controls established by the Center for Internet Security (CIS) are designed to be a 'concise, prioritized set of cyber practices created to stop today's most pervasive and dangerous cyber attacks.'
14 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The GDPR: Teeth, and Considerations for Corporate Legal Counsel and Discovery Teams

With the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) set to take effect in May of 2018, the serious implications for corporate legal counsel and e-discovery teams are difficult to deny.
14 minute read

Legaltech News

Making Sense of New Data Types in the App Age

While the threat of "big data" — massive amounts of data inside an organization — has cast a shadow over IT and legal departments for several years, the real challenge can oftentimes be the variety. It's why we believe the real challenge is less about "big data" and more about "new data types" — that quickly defeat traditional collection and review tools and strategies.
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

Assessing Risk to Hotels in the Age of Data Breaches

In their Hospitality Litigation column, Todd Soloway and Bryan Mohler explore the issues surrounding liability that may flow from a hotel data breach. Among the questions answered are which party or parties may bring actions after a data breach, against whom, and for what damages.
16 minute read

Legaltech News

When Organizations Fall Short on Cybersecurity, Do Law Firms Pick Up the Slack?

BakerHostetler's cybersecurity report highlights the nature of company cybersecurity while illustrating the law firm's changing role in the tech age.
19 minute read

Legaltech News

When Organizations Fall Short on Cybersecurity, Do Law Firms Pick Up the Slack?

BakerHostetler's cybersecurity report highlights the nature of company cybersecurity while illustrating the law firm's changing role in the tech age.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

'Orange Is the New Black' Hack Has Hollywood on Edge, Legal Minds Divided

A group or individual known as "The Dark Overlord" claims to have digital copies of 38 television shows and is trying to extort money from studios, networks and post-production companies.
8 minute read

Legaltech News

'Orange Is the New Black' Hack Has Hollywood on Edge, Legal Minds Divided

A group or individual known as "The Dark Overlord" claims to have digital copies of 38 television shows and is trying to extort money from studios, networks and post-production companies.
4 minute read

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