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Wannacry, the hybrid malware that brought the world to its knees

Security Affairs

Reflecting on the Wannacry ransomware attack, which is the lesson learnt e why most organizations are still ignoring it. The dropper, once copied on the computer, attempted to connect to a site and only if the connection failed, proceeded to install two components, a cryptolocker and an exploit.

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Will Lawyers Ever Embrace Technology?: eDiscovery Best Practices, Part Four

eDiscovery Daily

Craig Ball once made a great point in responding to a post of mine about educating lawyers when he said “ We not only need to persuade lawyers to take the plunge, we need to insure there’s a pool for them to jump into. Do they go to a community night course on computers? Pursue online education? Pursue online education?

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Twenty-One Points, Less Than 350 Words: eDiscovery Best Practices

eDiscovery Daily

As Craig notes in the latest blog post on his terrific Ball in Your Court blog ( Electronic Storage in a Nutshell ), he finished the E-Discovery Workbook for the 2019 Georgetown E-Discovery Training Academy (which we covered here ). Hey, judges! This might be a good place to start! Remember, it’s for a great cause.

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Why Process in eDiscovery? Isn’t it “Review Ready”?: eDiscovery Best Practices

eDiscovery Daily

But, perhaps the best answer to this question lies in Craig Ball’s new primer – Processing in E-Discovery. In the Introduction, Craig says this: “Talk to lawyers about e?discovery discovery processing and you’ll likely get a blank stare suggesting no clue what you’re talking about. But I’m getting ahead of myself.

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University of Florida Brings eDiscovery Teachings to a Chinese University: eDiscovery Best Practices

eDiscovery Daily

discovery obligations, but also understand the methodologies and technologies associated with managing eDiscovery. William Hamilton, legal skills professor and executive director of the University of Florida’s E-Discovery Project, led the course, which took place at Southeast University during the last two weeks of August.

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Announcing Eighth Annual LTNY Thought Leader Series!: eDiscovery Trends

eDiscovery Daily

E-discovery luminary and recipient of the Masters Conference Educator of the Year 2016, Mary provides ACEDS and its membership more than a decade of strong credibility and sound leadership within the e-discovery community. Mary is Executive Director of the Association of Certified eDiscovery Specialists (ACEDS).

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Tuesday’s Relativity Fest 2019 Sessions: eDiscovery Trends

eDiscovery Daily

The EDRM has been a household name in the e-discovery and legal technology industry for 15 years. Join this lively and interactive session for a discussion about evolving standards and workflows in e-discovery and how they might be incorporated into a revised EDRM.