In the ever-changing landscape of cybersecurity, it’s easy to feel like we’re surrounded. With wire fraud, data breaches, and ransomware, all looming and zooming overhead, just getting our work done can feel insurmountable. Well, take a breather: we’ve brought together global security experts, forensic hackers, and lawyers who are writing history right now in the cybersecurity field with weekly tips and takeaways to help you keep your firm protected.
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Sharon D. Nelson Esq., Sensei Enterprises: Jun 2, 2026
Most people have at least a basic estate plan, a will, maybe a trust, beneficiary designations, and powers of attorney. The traditional pieces are usually there.What is missing is everything else.Today, much of a person’s life exists entirely in...
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Sharon D. Nelson Esq., Sensei Enterprises: May 20, 2026
Cyber insurance used to feel like a checkbox. Get a policy, file it away, and hope you never need it. That era is over.
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Sharon D. Nelson Esq., Sensei Enterprises: Mar 4, 2026
Lawyers have long known that expert testimony can make or break a case. Whether the issue concerns damages, causation, medical matters, engineering...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Nov 11, 2025
Let me be clear, cybersecurity isn’t just a “big firm” problem. Solo and small firm lawyers are targeted by bad actors because they know that smaller...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Oct 14, 2025
For years, criminals have been using phones to try to scam people out of money or into disclosing personal information and they have tended to find...
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Mike Flaherty, Senior Claims Attorney: Apr 28, 2025
Over the years I have written a few blog posts on what is the latest version of what can euphemistically be called the Nigerian prince e-mail scam....
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Dec 12, 2024
In this episode of ALPS In Brief, our Risk Manager Mark Bassingthwaighte sits down with University of Montana Professor Jeff Brandt to talk about...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Oct 17, 2024
Why ALPS Surveyed Lawyers About AI in the Legal Industry
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Sharon D. Nelson Esq., Sensei Enterprises: Aug 19, 2024
The Rise of Deepfakes While lawyers have certainly been aware of deepfakes for years, everyone was fighting malware infections. As we constantly...
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Sharon D. Nelson Esq., Sensei Enterprises: Jun 26, 2024
Why Would Law Firms Invite a Data Breach? We fall back on the words of Forrest Gump. “Stupid is as stupid does.” 2023 was a very bad year for law...
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Sharon D. Nelson Esq., Sensei Enterprises: Mar 11, 2024
Has Your New Year’s Resolution to Up Your Cybersecurity Game Turned to Dust? Don’t let that happen! There’s plenty of time in 2024 to address your...
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David Carter, J.D.: Dec 20, 2023
The numbers are alarming: At least six AmLaw 100 firms have been the targets of cyberattacks so far in 2023, according to the American Lawyer.
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Dec 13, 2023
My cyber security awareness training never stops; and even though much of it is self-inflicted I often feel like I’m still losing ground. In fact,...
