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Gone phishin’: Hackers find new weak point in calendar invites
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began nearly two years ago, attorneys and other professionals have increasingly conducted business via digital means, including email and videoconferencing. Unfortunately, this increase in digital activity means cybercriminals have begun pursuing new avenues of attack beyond the typical spam email caught by a majority of email filters. These new cyber threats […]
Playing defense: Make sure your firm is prepared to fight back against hackers
Hackers used malicious ransomware last month to shut down the oil pipeline that carries gasoline to the East Coast, causing long lines at gas stations lucky enough to have any gas to sell at all. The attack was unusual it the amount of disruption it caused, but it was just one of the thousands that are carried out each year. While retail establishments, banks and […]
Cybersecurity, continuity challenges continue
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 transition has been relatively painless. But an escalation in cyberattacks and data security incidents has posed severe threats […]
Work-from-home creates new cybersecurity risk
Is your business information secure? Now that many employees are out of the office and working from home cybersecurity takes on a new dimension with a workforce environment never before imagined. “On the one hand it’s great we have all the technology and capability to do this, [because] no one planned for this,” said Daniel […]
Security tips for lawyers using Zoom
Social distancing has eliminated in-person interactions, causing lawyers to “meet” with clients through telephone calls or video conferencing. One of the most popular video conferencing platforms is Zoom. Since the coronavirus outbreak, Zoom’s daily active users have shot up from approximately 10 million to 300 million as people use the platform for work meetings and […]
Top 10 key cybersecurity recommendations for 2019
By Jacqueline B. Lee BridgeTower Media Newswires Cyberattacks are increasing in sophistication and magnitude of impact across all industries globally. According to a recent report issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the average cost of a cyber data breach is $7.5 million and is continually increasing in value year over year. While all […]
GDPR, six months later
The General Data Protection Regulation was the biggest story of 2018 in the field of global privacy and data protection. The GDPR became enforceable in European Union member states on May 25, significantly expanding the territorial reach of EU data protection law and introducing numerous changes that affected the way organizations globally process the personal […]
Why employees may be the biggest risk for a cyber attack
More on Employment Law in Virginia By Steve Britt and Frank Gulino During tax season earlier this year, a human resources professional at a Virginia government contractor received an email purportedly from the company’s CEO requesting the 2016 tax forms for all of the company’s employees. She duly complied by reply email. An hour later, […]
Law firms setting up cyber specialties as attacks grow
Data breaches might look like fodder for headline news or primetime television, but lawyers warn that the legal drama that can unfold following an errant keystroke is real and increasingly common. When it comes to tracked data breaches, the United States hit an all-time high last year with 1,093 reported breaches. That is a nearly […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Woodshop incident leads to amputation of fingers — $1.3M settlement
- Motorcyclist’s foot amputated in collision — $7M settlement
- Contractor rear-ended on interstate on way to wedding — $825,000 settlement
- Man suffers back injury in crash with out-of-state driver — $530,000 settlement
- Driver crossed center line, struck 89-year-old’s vehicle — $1.2M settlement
- Jury returns defense verdict in favor of gastroenterologist
- Teens killed in T-bone collision with officer — $3.1M settlement
- Man sustained subdural hematoma in rear-end collision —$1.15M settlement
- Adequate anesthesia not provided during C-section — $2.5M verdict
- Tenant fell ill from mold in apartment — $588,000 verdict
- Woman suffers nerve injury, pain after dental procedure — $550,000 settlement
- Driver struck child exiting school bus — $750,000 settlement
Opinion Digests
- Suit over historic mansion and estate dismissed
- Former employee’s claims survive motion to dismiss
- Equal Pay Act doesn’t apply to applicant
- Court rejects invocation of attorney-client privilege
- Evidence supported competency determination
- Appellees had power to remove business manager
- No continuance after witnesses failed to appear
- No actual or constructive eviction in warranty case
- Gas distribution pipeline exempt from ZBA regulation
- Improper venue in air pollution regulation matter
- No benefits awarded in unemployment comp case
- No immunity for judge who personally oversaw search
