High Five? HaystackID™ Earns SOC 2 Type II Attestation in Five Trust Service Areas
According to HaystackID CEO Hal Brooks, “The privacy and security of our customers as well as the reliability of our services are paramount to our success. Law firms and corporate…
U.S. Department of Treasury Takes Actions to Counter Ransomware
According to Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen, “Ransomware and cyber-attacks are victimizing businesses large and small across America and are a direct threat to our economy. We will continue to…
The NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE): September 2021 Cyber Events Report
The twelfth installment in the cyber events series published by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Center of Excellence (CCDCOE) and designed for military and national security decision-makers focuses on a…
Connect, Contest, and Challenge: Counter-Marketing and Social Media
While not a new concept, counter-marketing with social media does provide companies a unique way to increase awareness and demand while at the same time attempting to neutralize the impact…
[Legal Education Webcast] Breaches, Responses, and Challenges: Cybersecurity Essentials That Every Lawyer Should Know
Every large corporation and organization today face the significant threat of cybersecurity incidents. However, most practitioners who handle litigation and investigation matters are unfamiliar with the basics of responding to…
Magnet Forensics Acquires DME Forensics
According to the announcement, under the terms of the agreement, Magnet Forensics’ U.S. affiliate will acquire DME for up-front cash consideration of $6,750,000 plus a $2,250,000 earn out over two…
Consilio to Acquire Legal Consulting and eDiscovery Business Units of Special Counsel from Adecco
According to Laurie Chamberlin, Head of Professional Recruitment and Solutions North America at the Adecco Group, "The combination of Consilio and Special Counsel’s legal solutions business was truly complementary, with…
Nuix Acquires Natural Language Processing Company
According to Nuix CEO Rod Vawdrey, “Topos will strengthen Nuix’s product offering by helping customers get to relevant data even faster. The potential for user-friendly dashboards and for users to…
Everlaw Moves to AWS GovCloud (US)
According to Kevin Babcock, Director of Security Engineering at Everlaw, "Providing a fast, highly secure and modern collaboration solution that meets the critical needs of government agencies is of the…
Classifying Ransomware? A Ransomware Classification Framework Based on File-Deletion and File-Encryption Attack Structures
This paper evaluates attack methodologies of a ransomware attack: the underlying file deletion and file-encryption attack structures. In the former, the authors uncover the data recovery-prevention techniques and in the…