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  • Jason Krause

Value vs. Savings in Legal Cloud Computing
Value vs. Savings in Legal Cloud Computing 150 150 Jason Krause

Nextpoint is not a private jet kind of company. That didn’t stop a boutique private jet firm from trying to pitch us on the value of buying time on one, promising to cut, “hourly rates, outrageous fuel surcharges, expiring prepaid hours and annoying peak day restrictions.”                  …

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Cloud Computing Guidelines Gloss Over eDiscovery
Cloud Computing Guidelines Gloss Over eDiscovery 150 150 Jason Krause

Law Technology News noted that the National Institute of Standards and Technology has released the long-awaited “Cloud Computing Synopsis and Recommendations.” The document is meant to provide guidelines for using cloud computing platforms so that organizations and government agencies can feel comfortable migrating data to these platforms. Most of the recommendations are common sense and…

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The Weakest Link in Data Security
The Weakest Link in Data Security 150 150 Jason Krause

As reported earlier this week, Verizon recently released a detailed analysis of hundreds of data breaches. One interesting statistic was that the amount of reported social engineering hacks- the polite way of saying “tricking people into giving you their password” – was down from last year. That’s misleading though, because social tactics remain the most…

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  • Michael Beumer

Data Security Report: Hacking by the Numbers
Data Security Report: Hacking by the Numbers 150 150 Michael Beumer

Verizon’s “Hacktivism” 2012 report analyzed 855 data security breaches in 2011, finding that both small and large businesses are experiencing the second highest data loss since the report’s inception in 2004. Written to help prevent future breaches in 2012, the report carefully breaks down and analyzes global data breach statistics from 2011 and offers recommended solutions. So…

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ABA Techshow: Cloud Computing Grows Up
ABA Techshow: Cloud Computing Grows Up 150 150 Jason Krause

One of our ongoing challenges has been to explain the obvious benefits of cloud computing in the legal environment. Judging from last week’s ABA Techshow in Chicago, it seems that the world has finally caught up. It was great to see other cloud computing vendors getting recognition, as well as meeting some of newcomers to…

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The Power of Litigation Support on the iPad
The Power of Litigation Support on the iPad 150 150 Jason Krause

Josh Barrett recently noted on the Tablet Legal blog that lawyers don’t always seem to use many applications on their iPad. In talking to attorneys with a small, iPad-using firm, the attorneys noted that they only use one or two apps regularly. At first, this seemed shockingly low, but on further introspection, Josh realized he…

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Let Lawyers Bring Devices to Work
Let Lawyers Bring Devices to Work 150 150 Nextpoint

Law Technology News recently featured a great article by technology editor Sean Doherty called “Bring Your Own Device to the Law Firm,“  identifying a set of principles Cardinal Health uses to allow lawyers to work on their own devices. These are guidelines every law firm, corporate legal department, and government office can use to devise a policy today…

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Litigation Technology: Your IT Guy Needs a Break
Litigation Technology: Your IT Guy Needs a Break 150 150 Jason Krause

Listen, we’ve got nothing against IT people. Some of our best friends are in IT. But let’s face it, your IT team can’t be on top of everything. So why do we expect them to keep mission critical systems up and running as well as figuring out why the printer keeps jamming? According to the…

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Litigation Technology: Strategically Supporting iPads and Mac OS
Litigation Technology: Strategically Supporting iPads and Mac OS 150 150 Nextpoint

A critical, strategic mistake I see law firms and corporate law departments make on a regular basis is to reinvest in litigation technology that isn’t future proof. It’s not that firms aren’t spending on technology – it is just spent poorly. That’s a direct result of the propensity to continue to reinvest in legacy technology systems far…

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  • Michael Beumer

Cloud Computing Security: Physical and Environmental Controls
Cloud Computing Security: Physical and Environmental Controls 150 150 Michael Beumer

Physical and Environmental Controls  As a further comparison to the typical on-premise solution you may be using to store confidential client data, here’s a closer look at physical and environmental controls of cloud data centers. The following precautions apply to nearly all large scale cloud vendors, but for this case we are specifically referring to…

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