The Expense of a Data Breach
Business executives and owners may not appreciate the pain (financially, mentally, and emotionally) that a data breach will cause. Ask...
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Sep 11, 20184 min read
DraftKings Sues Unknown Hackers
In August, DraftKings' website, www.draftkings.com, was the victim of a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. DraftKings is an...
Sep 6, 20183 min read
Data Retention and Electronic Discovery
Back in the "paper days" it was easier to have a document retention and disposal plan. Storing mountains of paper was expensive and an...
Sep 4, 20184 min read
The Internet - Neutrality or Management?
The open Internet drives the economy and serves as a critical tool for people to conduct commerce, communicate, educate, entertain, and...
Aug 30, 20183 min read
Information Privacy and Security
In cyberspace, there is a difference between privacy and security that is sometimes misunderstood. The two concepts are similar and...
Aug 28, 20184 min read
Cyber Law in e-commerce
Are you using Amazon, Expedia, Groupon, Wayfair, Etsy? Subscribe to Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video. Listen to Spotify, Pandora,...
Aug 23, 20183 min read
Florida Law Firm Hacked Then Sued For Legal Malpractice
Real estate attorneys are prime targets for data breaches, but do they have a duty to prevent/avoid a breach? A Florida company is...
Aug 21, 20182 min read
Locked-In Ransomware hits Maryland Company
A local Maryland embroidery and silk-screening company is suing its insurance carrier due to a Locked-In ransomware attack. In July,...
Aug 16, 20183 min read
GAFA - The four companies changing the practice of law
Nichole Black at mycase.com wrote a blog on 10 Technologies That Changed the Practice of Law. Among the 10 were (in no particular order),...
Aug 14, 20182 min read
Construction company lost $1.6 million in email scam
According to a complaint filed in federal court, Quality Plus Services, Inc, claims that earlier this year it discovered it was a victim...
Aug 9, 20184 min read
Lawsuits Against Software Developers and IT Specialists
People understand and may even accept that software in computers and mobile devices have glitches, failures and security holes. People...
Aug 7, 20182 min read
Emerging Disruptive Technologies
Are you curious about possible types of emerging technology? Imperial Tech Forsight (which is affiliated with Imperial College London)...
Aug 2, 20182 min read
Phishing is Prohibited
Phishing is an attempt to trick a user into voluntarily supplying credentials, such as passwords, or bank account information, often by...
Jul 31, 20183 min read
What is Cyber Law?
Cyber Law or cyberspace law is the field of law dealing with the Internet, encompassing cases, statutes, regulations, and disputes that...
Jul 26, 20184 min read
Hackers Stole $2.4M From Virginia Bank and Insurer Denies Coverage
On two separate occasions, hackers were able to infiltrate The National Bank of Blacksburg's computer system resulting in the bank losing...
Jul 24, 20185 min read
Justice Gorsuch has millennial kids
Recently, in Carpenter v. United States, the US Supreme Court ruled that an individual maintains a legitimate expectation of privacy in...
Jul 19, 20182 min read
Computer Fraud Insurance in the Cyberage - Excerpts
Westlaw (Thomson Reuters) recently published another article I wrote on how some courts have interpreted computer fraud provisions. In...
Jul 17, 20184 min read
Emerging Technologies Symposium
Last week, my law firm hosted the Emerging Technologies Symposium in Chicago. The focus of the symposium was to understand blockchain...
Jul 11, 20182 min read
Cyberclaims and litigation against insurance professionals
Earlier this year, Westlaw (Thomson Reuters) published an article I wrote. In case you missed it, here are some excerpts. Technology...
Jul 9, 20182 min read
Scholars petition government on artificial intelligence
On July 4, several technical experts, legal scholars, and affiliated organizations formally requested that the Office of Science and...
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