Practical ways your company’s contracts can help improve its cybersecurity odds

I am sharing two articles with you because, as you well know, cybersecurity is a really hot topic right now due to the threat it poses to virtually all businesses. I hope you find these helpful.   I was recently interviewed by CSO Magazine and asked to give one suggestion that companies could do to …

Does the CFAA Apply to Lenovo’s SuperFish Malware Lawsuits?

For me personally, the timeline of events surrounding the discovery of Lenovo’s SuperFish malware is ironic. Just a couple of days before it was discovered, I had a telephone call with a friend named Jon Stanley. Jon is someone I consider to be an elder statesman of the CFAA as he has been digging deep …

Low Hanging Fruit Can Make a Pretty Good Cybersecurity Pie

“Cybersecurity” just sounds like something that must be really complicated, right? Sure it does — it sounds exotic and cool — and complicated. And yes, when you get into the weeds of technical things that hackers (actually, crackers) do to monkey around with computers, it can be mind-boggling. But, must you really understand all of …

Post Webinar Thoughts: Simple Ways to Effectively Use Social Media to Help Build Your Law Practice

Here is a great post by Cordell on a few takeaways from our webinar on social media marketing for lawyers. Check it out and let us know what you think: Simple Ways to Effectively Use Social Media to Help Build Your Law Practice | Cordell Parvin Blog.

New Podcast: #DtSR Episode 130 – Where Law and Cyber Collide

I really appreciate the #DtSR Gang [Rafal Los (@Wh1t3Rabbit), James Jardine (@JardineSoftware), and Michael Santarcangelo (@Catalyst)] inviting me to tag along for another episode of the Down the Security Rabbit Hole podcast. In this episode we discuss the following: Traveler’s Insurance files suit against a web development company for failing to provide adequate security, resulting …

Upcoming Webinar: Simple Ways to Effectively Use Social Media to Help Build Your Law Practice

On Tuesday, February 17, 2015, my coach Cordell Parvin (@CordellParvin) and I will be presenting this webinar for the Legal Marketing Association (LMA): Simple Ways to Effectively Use Social Media to Help Build Your Law Practice: Sponsored by the Social Media SIG This webinar is based on the information we shared in the 3 part series of …

Business Guide: Identifying and Protecting Trade Secrets Under the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act

Trade secrets are the lifeblood of a company but it can be a difficult issue to understand. Here is a free guide to help you identify and protect your company’s trade secrets. DOWNLOAD: Texas Business Guide for Identifying and Protecting Trade Secrets Yes, Your Business Has Trade Secrets Whether they realize it or not, virtually …

No Standing for Fear of Future Harm: Another Consumer Data Breach Class Action Dismissed

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas dismissed a class action data breach lawsuit filed by Beverly T. Peters against St. Joseph Services Corp. The reason is familiar in consumer class action data breach cases: fear from the heightened risk of future identity theft or fraud from a data breach does not give …

Executives & Board: The conversation security leaders need to have about Amy Pascal’s departure

This is an excellent article that covers a very important topic you need to consider. You — as in Executives and Board Members of Companies all around the world. Stop, close your eyes, and ask yourself these three questions that are in this article: “What did you think of the announcement?” (i.e., put yourself in …

Will Changes to the CFAA Deter Hackers? | Norse DarkMatters

Read my latest post on Norse’s DarkMatters: Will Changes to the CFAA Deter Hackers?