Each week, Legaltech News rounds up some of the most insightful, thought-provoking blog posts from the legal tech sphere. This week, we look at how to shore up the vulnerability of email to cyberthreats, uses for patents beyond protecting intellectual property (IP), the growing need for data disposal under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and how to improve communication with e-discovery clients.
Email’s Vulnerability: It’s too Human
Email is the one the oldest and most commonly used technologies of the computer age. But for all the improvements in security and infrastructure, it remains one of the most vulnerable cybersecurity spots for any law firm or legal department. Yet ransomware is moving more towards a website-based malware distribution it is still finding much success through email.
