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Will the Executive Branch’s New Cyber Strategy be a Watershed Moment in Combating Cybercrime?
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (263+ words) With the increase in cybersecurity breach costs, the private sector and insurance industry have been left to bear the costs of a cyber breach. However, the executive branch appears to be focusing its attention on this issue for 2026. In the…...
Inbox Under Attack: Why Data Hygiene Is Your First Line of Defense in Email Security
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (246+ words) Social engineering attacks, especially phishing, often lead to email account breaches that can result in financial fraud or exposure of sensitive data. Good data hygiene'like updating passwords, deleting unnecessary emails, and managing access'is vital for cybersecurity. Maintaining clean, organized, and…...
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2+ day, 17+ hour ago (16+ words) Magistrate Judge Proposes Sanctions for Claims Filer that Misled Merchants on $5.6B Visa, Mastercard Deal'Law.com...
FTC Zings OkCupid Over Mismatch Between Privacy Policy and Actual Practices
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (176+ words) A settlement unveiled Monday bars the company from misrepresenting its privacy practices and leaves the door open for civil penalties. "With the original bill that was sent to the governor, there was a concern from the industry that it was…...
Report Probes What Is Driving a Rapid Rise in Data Breach Suits and Web Tracking Settlements?
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (146+ words) A new report by Baker & Hostetler records an increase in both data breach class actions and resolution of web tracking and pixel cases through settlement in 2025. Litigation is surging over the use of AI'powered product recommendation tools in the beauty…...
Eversheds Expands in Houston With 3 Baker & Hostetler Partners
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (174+ words) Two Baker & Hostetler litigation partners and a corporate partner have moved to Eversheds Sutherland's Houston office, as the firm focused on expansion in Texas. Baker Botts partner Jason Newman, who joined Reed Smith in Houston, focuses on handling litigation for…...
Williams & Connolly Sues Former Clerk For Posting Confidential Information
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (144+ words) On or around March 17, 2026, former Williams & Connolly clerk Dante Chambers allegedly began posting what is now "hundreds of communications on Instagram related to Williams & Connolly, some of which contained confidential information related to the firm's clients." Opposing the rising Big…...
Federal Circuit OKs $125M PACER Settlement: 'Clear Majority' of Circuits Uphold Incentive Awards
1+ week, 3+ day ago (169+ words) Friday's ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit approved the settlement, which reimburses each PACER user up to $350 forovercharges. The e-commerce giant'which has faced intense scrutiny from federal regulators'said U.S. district courts have conflicting views on whether judges…...
Husch Blackwell Launches 'Transformation Office,' Bringing Innovation and Client Service Under One Umbrella
1+ week, 4+ day ago (173+ words) The office will be led by the firm's first-ever chief transformation officer, Joanna Penn, a former managing director who has been with Husch Blackwell since 2022. Factor's 2026 GenAI in Legal Benchmarking Report reveals a wide gap between AI procurement and enablement,…...
Erickson Immigration Group’s Senior Director of Tech: Firms ‘Have to Prioritize Security Monitoring,’ Real-Time Risk Mitigation
2+ week, 2+ day ago (252+ words) Kelly Turner, vice president, associate general counsel at American Arbitration Association, which won the Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Award for Innovations in Arbitration/Mediation Technology, talks about how legal tech buyer behaviors are shifting and how a lack of…...