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Hosted by two leaders in the cyber-security industry, Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. and John W. Simek, Digital Detectives is for listeners who are interested in digital forensics, e-discovery, and...

No lawyer wants a failing grade, but the fact that nearly one-third of law firms have experienced a data breach makes it apparent that cyber...
Data security risks are constantly evolving, and the past few years have only shown increases in the number of attacks faced by companies an...

Autonomous killer robots have certainly grabbed a lot of screen time over the years, but is our world really going to end in an AI-fueled wa...

Robust and proactive cybersecurity is more critical than ever in our world, and today's government leaders must have effective plans for pro...

Third party providers are often indispensable to law firms, but how can you know whether these working relationships could put you at risk f...

What exactly are security assessments and penetration tests? What's the difference? Do you actually need to have these done in your law firm...

The legal world has made more forward progress since the start of the pandemic than many expected it could do in a decade. Lawyers formerly...

Throughout 2020, ransomware has increased rapidly in both the number of incidents and the ransom amounts paid, and current data shows no for...

Audio and video files have become increasingly relevant in today's legal matters, and lawyers need to know how to best handle this informati...

What happens when biometric information is compromised? For too many lawyers, the risks associated with this technology have been flying und...

The upheaval caused by Covid-19 could very well have put your firm at risk for a data breach. Lawyers can't simply hope they won't become a...

The eDiscovery software known as technology-assisted review (TAR) is traditionally used by lawyers to distinguish between relevant and irrel...

Lawyers are ethically obligated to maintain client security, but remote work has added a new layer of complication for many law firms. If yo...

In this edition of Digital Detectives , hosts Sharon Nelson and John Simek welcome Doug Austin to discuss current trends in eDiscovery and h...

Are you taking advantage of the security options available within your Microsoft products? Sharon Nelson and John Simek welcome Ben Schorr t...

With the coronavirus outbreak driving people to work remotely, John and Sharon have been inundated with questions from lawyers and law firms...

Because of the sensitive information they hold in trust, lawyers should be very concerned about the security of their data. What can they le...
Is ethical artificial intelligence even possible? In response to growing concerns about issues with transparency, privacy, and AI bias, the...

Digital Detectives Sharon Nelson and John Simek welcome Mary Mack and Kaylee Walstad to discuss the current happenings at the Electronic Dis...

The electricity revolution of the late 1800s may have begun slowly, but once its technology became mainstream, it fueled innovation in every...

Ambiguities under current rules often lead to a variety of problems with 30(b)(6) witness depositions. Sharon and John talk with nationally...

The collection of critical web-based evidence could make or break a case, but many lawyers aren't quite sure how to go about it. Digital Det...

Lawyers are excited by the potential of new tech tools using AI, but how can they be sure they're legal and ethical? This lack of clarity ha...

It's been estimated that about 8 billion "things" are connected to the Internet, and that the number of connected "things" could exceed 20 b...

Many lawyers fear the topic of cybersecurity simply because they don't understand it. What developments do they need to know about? What pro...

We hear plenty about data breaches and cyber crimes in the news, but most of us don't know much about the day to day practice of those trust...

What do lawyers need to look out for when handling a defamation case? In this edition of Digital Detectives , hosts John Simek and Sharon Ne...

In our increasingly mobile world, lawyers face many new challenges in digital forensics for their practice. In this episode of Digital Detec...

What are the distinctions between penetration testing and vulnerability assessments? In this 100th episode of Digital Detectives , Sharon Ne...

The processes of eDiscovery and its regulation are constantly changing. The challenges that come with this continuous evolution require lawy...

How can lawyers keep up with developments in the cybersecurity world? Legal professionals need to be educated, but finding the most reputabl...

In this day and age, cybersecurity should be essential to any law firm. On this edition of Digital Detectives , hosts Sharon Nelson and John...

The threat of data breaches continues to grow, but only about 25% of firms have incident response plans in place — Is your firm prepared? In...

Just because you get Office 365 installed and working properly doesn't mean that it's automatically secure. In this episode of Digital Detec...

You might think that all you need to avoid cyber schemes is common sense, but even the biggest law firms require employee training to avoid...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has garnered a lot of attention in a time where data protection has become a hot topic. But th...
Virtual assistants market themselves by saying they will save you time and money, but the reality is working with them comes with its own se...

Having the ability to break into a terrorist's phone sounds good, but what happens when the FBI's access to your phone leaves you vulnerable...

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more prevalent and useful, most industries are looking for ways it can benefit them; law firms are l...

"It's all too easy to step off a precipice without ever realizing you were on a precipice." - Sharon Nelson The field of e-discovery is cons...

Cyber threats can often seem like a distant threat and cyber insurance an overzealous safety measure. But as technology becomes more and mor...

When reading the preservation letter in which President Trump's lawyer addressed the publication of Fire and Fury, Craig Ball noticed that t...

Since Trump's executive decisions regarding immigration, U.S. border security has taken steps to reflect the changes in legislation. One of...

Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab is considered a leader in the cybersecurity field, but recently they experienced some controversy w...

As many as 143 million Americans were left vulnerable by the Equifax breach when hackers accessed personal information like names, addresses...

Spreadsheets have the potential to be an important part of running a legal business, but not all lawyers have the time to fully understand h...

Hopefully your firm will never experience a data breach, but these days it seems more and more inevitable. In this episode of Digital Detect...

In this episode of Digital Detectives , hosts Sharon Nelson and John Simek speak with Denver Edwards about cybersecurity. In their discussio...

Because lawyers are constantly handling confidential or sensitive information, cybersecurity and the careful handling of this information ar...

If you have a Mac, you might think you're safe from viruses and hacking. In reality, Mac users still fall victim to malware, adware, and oth...