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Webinar: Free and Open Source Software for your Law Practice

Sam Glover — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:30:27 +0000

Thursday, August 12th, 2010, at 3 p.m. CDT. The best things in life are free. Sam will talk about what free and open-source software is (and the difference between the two), and demonstrate some of the free and/or open-source software he uses to keep his law firm running. Sam will show you how to encrypt [...]

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Is Your Computer Security Good Enough?

Randall Ryder — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:00:46 +0000

Many attorneys are using cloud computing to make their practices mobile and easier to access from various locations. There are definite concerns about the security and privacy of files stored in the cloud. Those concerns, however, are secondary to whether you properly secure your work computer and encrypt your files. Computer passwords Any computer you [...]

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6 Rules for Protecting Confidential Information

Susan Gainen — Sat, 08 May 2010 19:00:19 +0000

You are the one factor outside of your employer’s control that can defeat multiple layers of high-tech protection for confidential information. Breaches of confidentiality can cost you your job, get your name in the wrong place in the blogosphere or Twitterverse, and make you searchable in a bad way on Google, Lexis, and Westlaw under [...]

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Is E-mail Secure?

Sam Glover — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:00:06 +0000

Whether your e-mail communications are secure depends on what you mean by security. In general, sending and receiving e-mail is about as secure as using a mobile phone. Listening in is possible, but it is also fairly unlikely. Of greater concern, given the government’s propensity in recent years to snoop around in everything—without a warrant, [...]

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Google’s Privacy Promises

Sam Glover — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:00:52 +0000

Google explains why it wants your data, how it protects your data, and what it does to make sure you can get your data out of Google when you want to: Someone should tell Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Google Renews Its Privacy Vows | TechCrunch --------------------- Thanks for subscribing to Lawyerist! Become a Fan of [...]

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Use Your iPhone to Secure Your Mac

Randall Ryder — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:00:59 +0000

If you have a Mac, you probably have an iPhone. With Airlock, you can use your iPhone to automatically lock and unlock your Mac when you are away. Airlock uses Bluetooth to tell your computer when you leave the room (or other proximity; you can change the settings). When you leave, your computer is locked [...]

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Protect Your Google Accounts

Randall Ryder — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:30:08 +0000

Gmail is my preferred email interface for lawyering, and I also use Google Apps to maximize my productivity. Although my Gmail account has never been hacked, here are some tips to keep your accounts secure, and if they do get hacked, what you need to restore security. If you are using Gmail as your business [...]

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How Safe is Your iPhone?

Randall Ryder — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:00:21 +0000

At least one law firm has stopped using iPhones because of potential security risks. A data forensics expert has identified two potential security risks, but both of them require the bad guy to have physical control over the iPhone. If you never lose control of your phone, then no problem. But if you leave your [...]

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Is Google Getting Ready to Sell Lawyers Out?

Sam Glover — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:30:19 +0000

Google’s CEO, Eric Schmidt, just said something that makes me seriously reconsider whether I should be trusting his company with my clients’ information. “If you have something that you don’t want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place.” Here is the video: Bruce Schneier had the obvious rejoinder, and [...]

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Anti-Virus, Now From Microsoft

Sam Glover — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:00:05 +0000

For 19 years, Windows’ Achilles heel has been its vulnerability to viruses. In my opinion, this vulnerability is ridiculously overstated (especially by the competition), but it is a liability. Unfortunately, most anti-virus software is either awful, expensive, or both. With this in mind, I am astonished that it took Microsoft so long to develop its [...]

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