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Ransomware: What Is It, How To Defend Against It, And What To Do If You’re Attacked

Steve Fritz
Cybersecurity, Data Breach Prevention, Preparation, & Response, Ransomware
Over the weekend a massive ransomware cyberattack hit over 200,000 victims in more than 150 countries. As I’ve said before, I believe that the frequency of these attacks will increase, and the ransom demands will grow. Given that many experts believe that the scope of this latest attack may continue to spread on Monday as people return to work, here are some basic tips.

One, Two, Sixty Hacks You’re Out: Lessons Learned from the Hack of the Houston Astros

Steve Fritz
Cybersecurity, Data Breach Prevention, Preparation, & Response, Workplace & Employees
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Think there’s no hacking in baseball? Just like Tom Hanks’s character in A League of Their Own was wrong about there being “no crying in baseball”, it would be wrong to believe there is no hacking in baseball. Baseball’s opening day is just around the corner. While this offseason included the usual free agent signings (thank you, New York Mets for re-signing Yoenis Cespedes), trades, and contract extensions, it also included news about what may have been the first known case of computer hacking in baseball: the St. Louis Cardinals’ former Director of Baseball Development hacked the Houston Astros. In this article, I’ll cover some of the cybersecurity lessons that all organizations, Major League Baseball or otherwise, can learn from what happened.

Cybersecurity for Law Firms: Part 2

Steve Fritz
Cybersecurity, Data Breach Prevention, Preparation, & Response, law firms
Many attorneys feel overwhelmed by cybersecurity issues, stick their heads in the sand, and do nothing to protect their firm’s information. Part 1 of this article covered the reasons why law firms need to be concerned about cybersecurity, and why they need to actively protect their firm’s information. Now, part 2 will cover key elements of how law firms can address those concerns, and thereby: (1) decrease the odds of a cybersecurity incident or breach, and (2) increase their ability to detect, respond, and recover from one when (not if) it happens.

2017: A Look Ahead at Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Legal Issues

Steve Fritz
Data Breach Prevention, Preparation, & Response, GDPR, Government Investigations, Healthcare, Politics, Predictions for 2017, Privacy, Risk Management & Compliance, Small & Medium-Sized Businesses
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As a follow-up to my last blog post (key cybersecurity and data privacy events of 2016), I’ll take a look ahead at what 2017 has in store. Buckle up, because 2017 will be eventful.

2016 Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Law in Review

Steve Fritz
Data Breach Prevention, Preparation, & Response, Government Investigations, Healthcare, Politics, Risk Management & Compliance, Small & Medium-Sized Businesses, Transactions, Year in Review
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2017 is going to be a big year for cybersecurity and data privacy, possibly even bigger than 2016 — and 2016 was a whopper. In this blog post, I’ll look…
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