By Chloe Murdock   [email protected] The privileged information clients share with attorneys amounts to a treasure trove for hackers.  Two threat campaigns, one spreading a malware called GootLoader and the other SocGholish, targeted seven law firms in the first few months ...

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By Kyle Scharoll The global pandemic has changed the practice of law in the U.S. and worldwide. Lockdowns forced firms to close offices, prompting mass work-from-home migrations for attorneys and staff. Thanks to laptops, mobile devices and Wi-Fi availability, the ...

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COVID-19 sent thousands of attorneys scrambling to make arrangements to work from home, but it seems clear that even after the pandemic subsides, many of those attorneys won’t ever be going back to the office, or at least not full-time. ...

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  You walk into a coffee shop or hotel that offers free public Wi-Fi, with your company email, your banking app, and your Amazon Prime app all residing on your cell phone or tablet. When you walk out, those bank ...

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  Earlier this month Steve Abrams of Abrams Cyberlaw and Forensics in Mount Pleasant accepted a case from a home buyer who lost hundreds of thousands through a wire scam. A hacker had been able to access communications between the ...

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The cybersecurity capabilities of a company may be reviewed using cyber risk assessments. The overarching goal of a cyber risk assessment is to identify any deficiencies in cybersecurity that could pose material risks to the business. A cyber risk assessment ...

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Lawyers and law firms, just like our clients and other businesses, are the targets of cyberthreats. Acknowledging this reality, American Bar Association Formal Opinion 483, issued on Oct. 17, reviews lawyers’ ethical obligations to employ reasonable efforts to protect electronic client confidential information and concludes lawyers must make efforts to monitor for and remediate data breaches, and must notify current clients affected by a data breach.

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As larger companies build stronger, more fortified layers of cybersecurity, bad actors are increasingly going after small and midsize businesses they consider more vulnerable, according to an executive from an Atlanta cybersecurity company. Spencer Cobb, director of strategic sales for Cytellix, ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A University of California legal expert is speaking at a South Carolina Law Review symposium on issues involving cybersecurity and the law. Jill Bronfman of the Hastings College of Law is delivering an address Friday at ...

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Picture this: You arrive to work one morning and boot up your computer. Instead of seeing your usual background, an unusual message pops up on your screen. The message tells you that your files have been “locked” and the only ...

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