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Ransomware: The Ghoulish Battle With New Rules – Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter

The Business of Ransomware – A New Normal - In the first half 2021, Accenture reported triple-digit growth in cyber intrusion activity including ransomware attacks on the world's legal, accounting, and insurance industries....more

'Tis the Season for Tech Support Scams

Risk Management Question - How do you recognize and protect against tech support scams? The Issue - Many will celebrate this holiday season by treating themselves or a loved one to the gift of technology. A shiny new...more

Protecting Your Cell Phone When a Hacker Gets Your Number

Risk Management Question - In haste, you mistakenly respond to a spoofed email that appears to be from a colleague before realizing you've just provided your cell phone number to a hacker. Or, you leave your cell phone in a...more

Watch Your Domain Extensions (Who does that email REALLY come from?)

Risk Management Question - How can you tell if an email—which appears to be from within a firm's own messaging system, advising the recipient that his or her information has expired or needs to be updated, and directing...more

Protect Yourself and Your Firm Against Password Spray Attacks

Risk Management Question - What are "password spray" attacks and what cybersecurity measures do lawyers need to take to defeat them?...more

What a Famous Hip Hop Artist Can Teach About Cyber Security

Risk Management Question: The title of this Alert is not merely click bait; it’s a real life lesson about cyber security risks and how not to handle them. The fact that it involves a famous hip-hop artist should hopefully get...more

Avoid Becoming Another Hacking Statistic: A Primer on Foreign Domain Extensions

Risk Management Question: Most of my clients and contacts are located in the United States; is there an easy way to recognize emails that originate outside the U.S.? What should I do if I receive an email from a name that I...more

Avoiding Social Engineering Scams

Risk Management Question: October is cyber security awareness month. What steps are you taking to avoid common Internet scams? The Issue: Hackers and their exploits are growing more sophisticated by the day. Avoiding their...more

Your Mobile is Not Just a Phone — It's a Handheld Mini-Computer Subject to Attack

Risk Management Question: We need to stop treating our mobile phones like they're just phones. They are mini-computers more powerful than the computers that guided the Apollo 11 spacecraft to the moon and back. What common...more

Thought you escaped the GDPR? California Enacts Comprehensive Privacy Law

California has enacted a comprehensive privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA). The CCPA, which goes into effect on January 1, 2020, addresses the processing of personal information of California...more

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