Cybersecurity

Law firms need to understand their ‘threatscape’ and be vigilant about cybersecurity

ABA Journal legal affairs writer Jason Tashea appeared on The Guardian Podcast about the ABA Journal's yearlong cybersecurity series, Digital Dangers.

Mar 7, 2018 7:00 AM CST

Cyberthreats 101: The biggest computer crime risks lawyers face

Cyberattacks are on the rise, both in the number of incidents and the costs associated with the attacks. Hackers use the same methods regardless of firm size or data collected.

Mar 1, 2018 1:50 AM CST

What’s actually happening when a cryptocurrency gets hacked?

In late January, the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck was hacked, costing 260,000 users over $530 million in NEM, a cryptocurrency similar to bitcoin. This is the largest hack of its kind, but not the first. The previous record holder for largest crypto-heist was Mt. Gox, another exchange that saw $450 million in bitcoin stolen in 2014 leading to civil and criminal actions.

Feb 28, 2018 12:32 PM CST

SEC issues new guidance on cybersecurity disclosure

The Securities and Exchange Commission released new guidance calling for public companies to be more transparent regarding their cybersecurity risks—both before and after an attack. “[T]he Commission believes that it is critical that public companies take all required actions to inform investors about material cybersecurity risks and incidents in a…

Feb 22, 2018 4:00 PM CST

97% of cybersecurity leaders are evaluating vendor security, including law firms, says new survey

Ninety-seven percent of corporate cybersecurity leaders say they formally evaluate the security practices of vendors, like law firms, according to a new survey.

Feb 12, 2018 1:01 PM CST

Simulations test law firm system security

As technology evolves, threats and vulnerabilities evolve, too. To not be caught on the back foot, firms are using simulations to find vulnerabilities and build or bolster their cybersecurity systems, as well as cultivating firmwide culture change to train employees.

Feb 1, 2018 1:30 AM CST

Thomson Reuters releases new data privacy research tool

Thomson Reuters has released the Data Privacy Advisor, a web platform that centralizes global legal and regulatory data privacy information.

Jan 29, 2018 6:00 AM CST

Traveling lawyers get new protections in device searches at border

Hundreds of American lawyers will be traveling to Vancouver, British Columbia, for the upcoming ABA Midyear Meeting. As they pass through U.S. and Canadian customs, they and their electronic devices can be searched.

Jan 25, 2018 11:01 AM CST

What cybersecurity precautions do you take?

Do you use a password manager? Two-factor authentication? The ABA Journal is presenting a yearlong series of cybersecurity stories on the web and our print magazine, and this week legal affairs reporter Jason Tashea has a roundup of five cybersecurity precautions you should already be taking. This week, we’d like…

Jan 10, 2018 11:32 AM CST

Robert Litt has been out front on online threats for decades (podcast)

Robert Litt has confronted cybersecurity and encryption issues for two presidential administrations. With Russian interference in the 2016 election as a backdrop, Litt, an ABA Journal Legal Rebels Trailblazer, says the U.S. has been facing online threats essentially since the internet's creation.

Jan 10, 2018 8:30 AM CST

5 cybersecurity steps you should already be taking

If you have not noticed yet, the ABA Journal is undertaking a yearlong cybersecurity series.

Jan 10, 2018 7:00 AM CST

Large law firms’ secret information from big-money clients entice cyberthieves

If personal and confidential data are the currency in today’s electronic world, then law firms are sitting on a gold mine.

Jan 1, 2018 2:50 AM CST

Prepare, practice, protect: A strategy for defeating cyberthreats to lawyers

Corporate litigator Jane Doe sat down at her desk Monday morning and logged on to her computer. She opened an email appearing to be from a client that read: “Hi. Could you please take a look at this document? It’s urgent.” Doe clicked on the attachment. Two weeks later, a…

Jan 1, 2018 2:45 AM CST

Cybersecurity and the Law

Our yearlong series explores cybersecurity and how lawyers can better safeguard their confidential information. See our first installments:

• Prepare, practice, protect: A strategy for defeating cyberthreats to lawyers

• Large law firms’ secret information from big-money clients entice cyberthieves

Jan 1, 2018 2:40 AM CST

The top 10 legal tech stories of 2017

What were the year's most important legal tech stories? Read ABA Journal legal affairs writer Jason Tashea's takes on how cybercrime to self-tracking devices to tweets had an impact on the law in 2017.

Dec 22, 2017 8:00 AM CST