The annual ILTACON conference is off to a strong start, and a hot topic on today’s agenda included the panel discussion on Common Security Worst Practices. Panelists, including Mel Gates, senior legal editor, Privacy & Data Security, Thomson Reuters, focused on 10 things people and organizations should not do in terms of cybersecurity. The panel …
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ILTACON 2021: Join Thomson Reuters for Insights on the Future of the Legal Landscape
The International Legal Technology Association’s annual ILTACON conference is under way, and Thomson Reuters is connecting with industry experts and the legal community at the hybrid event – taking place in Las Vegas and virtually – to explore successful operation strategies for today’s evolving legal space. One of the world’s largest legal technology conferences, ILTACON …
Twitter Turns NARC in 2016: Social Media Begins Informing Users of State Sponsored Attackers
Following a recent spike in state-sponsored cyber-attacks of more than 50 attendees of a prestigious cyber-security conference, the admins at Twitter set out to begin informing their users when accounts are targeted by known state-sponsored attackers via their social network. The event was the 2015 32C3 Conference hosted in Hamburg, Germany.[1] What’s 32C3 you ask? …
IACP 2014 – Cyber threats and attacks facing law enforcement agencies
In November 2013, the Swansea Police Department of Massachusetts was the target of a cyber attack. The organization’s entire network was down after “CyptoLock” malware had infected their systems. Officers were able to determine that an anonymous attacker from Eastern Europe had penetrated their network and would only “unlock” the system after a ransom had …
A Day in the Life of a Threat Actor – ILTA 2014 session
After several sessions discussing the risks firms may face from cyber security threats, it was a welcome change of pace to hear more about how these threats are orchestrated and what organizations are doing to stay ahead of “threat actors.” Barry Hensley, executive director of the Counter Threat Unit at Dell SecureWorks, offered a …
Here and Now and Beyond: Law Firm 2020 at ILTA 2014
This afternoon, I attended a session at ILTA titled “Here, Now & Beyond Law 2020,” presented by Jeffrey Brandt (PinHawk), David Stanton and Marty Metz (both with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman). They discussed factors effecting significant change for law firms today. The panel seemed to agree on the importance of information governance and how it …
Law departments and cyber security: Addressing the scary stuff
This post was written by Joe Raczynski, technology manager of Professional & Consulting Services, Thomson Reuters. Law firm security bears one of the softest underbellies within the world of professional services. This alarm was sounded during an ILTA panel discussion surrounding security with Michael Russell of Liberty Mutual, Brian Donato of Vorys Sater, and Natalie …
Cyber Theft: You can’t stop it, so how fast can you respond?
An FBI agent shows up at your door with company data and asks, ‘What do you want to know?’ This is how Richard Bejtlich, chief security officer, Mandiant, began his cyber-security discussion with a packed room of Vantage 2013 attendees today. He advised attendees it’s really not about if you will get hacked or have …