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Could the Spectre of hackers create a Meltdown for you?
On February 6, 2018, Elon Musk made history as he launched his Tesla roadster into orbit around Mars. The words “DON’T PANIC!” were prominently displayed on the dashboard (a reference to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy). In an unrelated story… one month earlier,...
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Captivated and Inspired by Haben Girma: A Global Inclusion Leader
In September, I had the privilege of attending a keynote address delivered by Haben Girma at the Annual Clio Cloud Conference. Haben is the first deaf-blind person to graduate from Harvard Law School. She is deaf-blind, and she speaks with conviction and...
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Should I Insource or Outsource my IT?
Every organization is unique; there is no magic formula. Many businesses outsource their IT because: technology is not the core business; an IT outsourcing company will generally have a larger pool of resources, providing better coverage and economies of scale than a...
read moreEthics and Metadata: What Law Firms Need to Understand
Metadata is information (data) that describes your data. For example, metadata may include: Important date/timestamps: such as when a file was created, last modified, last accessed The original author of the file (perhaps many years, revisions, and firms ago) The...
read moreWhat is the Weakest Link in Your IT Network?
Today’s computer operating systems and software have more sophisticated built-in security than ever before. In most organizations, however, the people using these systems lack the knowledge to cope with the ever more sophisticated threats which target your valuable...
read moreCan a HIPAA violation result in malpractice?
The answer increasingly appears to be yes. Government action and fines are clear consequences of failure to comply with HIPAA and Federal & State privacy laws, but private party action has also been successfully litigated using HIPAA, despite the fact that there are...
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