While application programming interfaces (APIs) are nothing new to the legal industry, many organizations’ information security controls may not account for them as much as they should.
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Cyberattack Forces Biglaw Firm To Take Document Management System Down For Weeks
The firm seems to have recovered after the incident.
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Dark Web Monitoring For Law Firms: Is It Worthwhile?
It is the fear of personal information being disclosed on the dark web that has spurred such great interest in monitoring services.
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Shields Up! What Lawyers Need to Know to Avoid Phishing Attacks

Welcome to a new year! And if you are an attorney in New York, you are welcoming a new category of CLE.
Beginning on July 1, 2023, licensed attorneys in New York will be required to complete one CLE credit hour of cybersecurity, privacy, and data protection training as part of their biennial learning requirement.
While 40 states (as of…
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Sign of the Times: New York To Require Cybersecurity CLE Credits
Here is a recent Daily Record column. My past Daily Record articles can be accessed here.
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Sign of the Times: New York To Require Cybersecurity CLE Credits
When was the last time you attended a CLE course focused on cybersecurity issues? If you’re anything like most lawyers, chances are you’ve never taken one. But if you’re a New York…
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Legal Tech's Predictions for Cybersecurity in 2023
Legal industry experts weigh in on what to expect from cybersecurity in the next year.
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November Cyberattack Hobbled Cadwalader for Weeks, Internal Emails Show
The firm declined to say whether client information was compromised.
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EDiscovery Provider Still Down A Week Later, Pledges To Be Back Tomorrow… Probably
A week later, firms should have access to their reviews again.
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Legal Tech's Milestones for Cybersecurity and Privacy in 2022
Legal industry experts weigh in on the biggest developments in cybersecurity and privacy in the past year.
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For Law Firm Cybersecurity, Does Bigger Mean Better?
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5 Cybersecurity Developments That Changed the Legal Market in 2022
Cybersecurity has been top of mind for all industries in 2022, as geopolitical conflicts and a higher reliance on technology opened organizations to more threats than ever before.
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Productizing Legal Services: How Law Firms are Implementing Data Breach Tools
By Nathan Alamillo, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law third-year law student, and Dan Linna.
The Catalog of Law Firm Innovations identifies innovative tools that law firms have implemented to improve their delivery of legal services to their clients. An updated version of the Catalog, which will be released in early 2023, contains more than 825 entries, including seventeen law…
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4 Court Cybersecurity No-No's: It's Not 'If' or 'When' Anymore; It's 'How Bad?'
Cyberthreats are becoming a daily occurrence across U.S. courts. But many administrators are still caught in old ways of protecting their systems, increasing the likelihood of an especially damaging cyberattack.
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DMS Integration Needs to Be Part of Your Security Orchestration Strategy
With cyberattacks and ransomware on the rise, law firms and legal departments are increasingly revising their security strategies, but too many are ignoring the critical role of document management systems.
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Providing Clarity In the Wake of U.S. v. Joseph Sullivan: Paying A Ransom To Cyber Intruders Is Not Per Se Illegal, But Corporate Social Responsibility Must Account for CISO Behavior
A CISO’s responsibility is to be transparent with General Counsel and the C-suite regarding facts relevant to data breaches, including whether any ransom has been paid.
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