Tag: Cybersecurity

Get ready for executives to blame the next big cyberattack on all you pesky kids working from home.

The report by DataBreaches.net says that the attackers used the CLOP ransomware to gain access to the bar’s files.

Fire up your personal email accounts!

We suspect that many things we once thought impossible will be made possible by the new generation of AI.

MemorialCare, Ballad Health, Cedars-Sinai, and UNC REX Healthcare recently participated in Censinet’s $9 million funding round. The company’s flagship product is a cloud-based network that allows healthcare organizations to share and manage risk data to strengthen cybersecurity planning.

* FINALLY. Firm leaders willing to come right out and say that “recession” fears are overblown at this point. Regular followers of Above the Law might have heard this point five or six hundred times over the last six months. [American Lawyer]

* Covington sued for non-compliance in client data leak investigation. If a leak happens in the woods and no one properly investigates it, does it even happen, really? [Law.com]

* Supreme Court allows New York gun regulations to stand while Second Circuit litigation continues. Congratulations New York! You get to exercise the state sovereignty to regulate guns guaranteed by the actual text of the Second Amendment… for a few more months. [Law360]

* Sam Bankman-Fried is blogging on Substack now? Perfect client, 10 out of 10, no notes! [Reuters]

* New high-powered firm set up to fight threats to democracy. It’s a growth industry. [New York Times]

The firm seems to have recovered after the incident.

It is the fear of personal information being disclosed on the dark web that has spurred such great interest in monitoring services.

* The Biden administration’s defense of its student loan relief programs arrived. It mostly revolves around the plaintiffs’ lack of standing, which has the benefit of being completely correct and the drawback of a majority of justices who don’t care. [Reuters]

* After yesterday’s southeastern merger news, now Maynard and Nexsen are merging to build a 550-attorney firm. [Daily Report Online]

* Coinbase will have to pay $100M in real people money for anti-money laundering compliance failures. [Law360]

* S&C takes overall deal value crown for 2022, shedding a bit of light on those Kirkland cutbacks we’ve been hearing about [American Lawyer]

* Preparing for a cyber threat is one thing. Getting lawyers to actually comply with your policies is another. [Legaltech News]

* Another story about facial recognition software, race, and mistaken identity. This time a man claims he was falsely arrested because of the software. [Gizmodo]

* In other news, I was on the most recent episode of WGN’s Legal Face-Off discussing a wide range of legal issues from bonuses to the Supreme Court. [WGN]

A week later, firms should have access to their reviews again.

Uh oh.

In 2022, the healthcare sector is on track to meet or exceed the more than 50.4 million patient records that were breached last year. As we look ahead to 2023, increasing cybersecurity budgets will be a necessity for healthcare organizations, despite their tight financial circumstances.

In 2021, there was a 70% increase in ransomware attacks in November and December compared to January and February.

What can we do most effectively? Prepare.

We make it too easy.

What are law firms (and everyone else) doing wrong?

Seventy-four percent of employers report that they’ve been harmed by an employee getting past their digital security.

Lawyers are still clicking where they shouldn’t.

There's no such thing as a 'small' data breach for firms.

Unfortunately, even those who budget for technology don’t separately budget for cybersecurity defenses.