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The Key to Discounted Cyber Insurance: A 'Bug Bounty'?

In a bid to spread better threat awareness, the cyber insurer will offer discounts on its policies to any client that has a vulnerably disclosure and bug bounty program.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Sidley Austin CMO Exits for Legal Software Startup

Barry Solomon, who began his career as a Sidley Austin lawyer, says the Chicago-based Foundation Software Group can help law firms leverage their own data for better client development.
2 minute read

Legaltech News

Brian Krebs On Why Law Firms Shouldn't Treat Cybersecurity Like 'Some Kind of Plumbing'

On the sidelines of Legalweek 2018, the cybersecurity journalist talks about how the threat landscape has evolved since the "Mirai" botnet attacks and what law firms—a "perennial target"—should do to make themselves less vulnerable.
2 minute read

Legaltech News

Recent NYU Grad's EDGAR Edge Links Document Design and Compliance Filings

Developer Sundeep Narang created a tool to help companies file their highly stylized documents within EDGAR's HTML requirements.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

More Than a 'Magical Automation Answer': Former Microsoft AGC on Her Move to LawGeex

Lucy Bassli wants the legal industry to understand that innovation doesn't just happen with the click of a button. And she's joining a contract review provider to get this message across.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Privacy Concerns in Amazon and Aetna-CVS Health Deals: Q&A With a Cyberlaw Expert

ALM talked with Peter Swire, senior counsel at Alston & Bird and privacy and cybersecurity expert at the Georgia Institute of Technology's Scheller College of Business, about some of the legal and data privacy issues surrounding the new, data-driven health care delivery systems. These include the proposed merger between CVS Health and Aetna Inc., as well as the health initiative that Amazon.com, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. recently announced for its employees.
7 minute read

Legaltech News

Privacy is Becoming an Alternative Career Path for Thousands

The IAPP is certifying more privacy professionals than ever before, thanks to the GDPR and a legal community hungry for reinvention.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

Recent Cases Offer Lessons on the Limitations of Discovery Sanctions

GN Netcom and Waymo teach that parties are generally better served by dedicating their energies to obtaining dispositive evidence rather than dispositive sanctions.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Read the NLRB Memo Defending Google's Firing of James Damore

A six-page internal "advice" memo from the NLRB said Google did not violate labor law when it fired James Damore for writing a memo that argued in part that women were less fit than men for careers in tech.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

This Labor Board Case Could Carry Broad Implications for Gig Economy

A federal labor case involving worker classification at an Indiana medical supply delivery company could have broader implications for the on-demand economy, as the National Labor Relations Board looks for input from the business community and labor advocates.
5 minute read

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