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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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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 synthesizers, AI, and his class on the history of rock and roll.
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Oct 17, 2024
ALPS recently surveyed legal industry professionals to learn more about how solo and small firm lawyers feel about the use of generative AI in the...
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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,...
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Sharon D. Nelson Esq., Sensei Enterprises: Nov 22, 2023
Remember Shadow IT? Well say 'hello' to its pal, Shadow AI There were plenty of articles written about Shadow IT — defined by Cisco as “the use of...
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Sharon D. Nelson Esq., Sensei Enterprises: Nov 9, 2023
Lawyers complained that ChatGPT was not entirely useful to them because it was limited to data prior to September 2021 – a huge limitation for an...
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Sharon D. Nelson Esq., Sensei Enterprises: Aug 2, 2023
Remember the Golden Ticket from Willy Wonka? A lot of lawyers thought they had discovered a golden ticket when they discovered ChatGPT. They were...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 19, 2023
Some time ago I had a conversation with a few lawyers who had come close to being scammed out of several hundred thousand dollars. While I was...
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Sharon D. Nelson Esq., Sensei Enterprises: Jun 20, 2023
Lawyers Hate Passwords Lawyers have hated passwords since passwords first made their appearance. They resisted having them until their employer (or...
