The destructive damage in Oklahoma the previous couple of days gave me an opportunity to review my firm’s disaster plan. I’m sure there are several other attorneys in the area who reviewed their plans. I’m also pretty confident there are many more attorneys who don’t have a plan. Following Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy, we saw… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Security
Android Really Isn’t for Attorneys
Well, it’s time to admit that Android doesn’t work when we’re talking about the legal practice. At least, that’s what this post by Adriana Linares would have you believe. Now, we’ve been down this road before, on several occasions. Someone claims that Android doesn’t work for lawyers, and I combat their thinking. Usually, the argument’s… Continue Reading
Dropbox Security Issues
Today’s post over at Attorney at Work is really good, and if you haven’t read it, get over there now to read the post. The discussion is all about Dropbox and setting up security. Although the post is all about Dropbox, many of the small bits of advice coincide with other important security practices. I highly recommend… Continue Reading
Reset Your Evernote Password NOW
Today, Evernote informed its users that the service experienced a security breach. Evernote sent out a message to all users forcing everyone to reset their passwords. Here’s the text of the email, and you can read their blog for a full explanation (it says the same thing as the email): Dear Evernote user, Evernote’s Operations… Continue Reading
Check Out the Security Apps
AV-Test.org published its list of the top anti-virus apps for the Android OS. Here’s a summation of the test standards: During January 2013 we evaluated 22 mobile security products for Android using their default settings. We always used the most current version of all products for the testing. They were allowed to update themselves at… Continue Reading
Wireless Home or Office Security
Here’s a quick blurb on a new technology product I think will revolutionize home or office security. The product is called Scout. It’s an internet-based security system that will alert you when your security is compromised. Right now, we don’t know a lot about the workings of the system, since the project is still in the… Continue Reading
Why an Unlocked Phone and a Removable Battery Might Not Be So Great
Researchers in Germany discovered a flaw in the Android OS, or more particularly in the device’s remnant RAM, that allows a hacker to unlock a smartphone or tablet by throwing it in the freezer. You can check out the full report here. Throwing a device into cold storage is a well-known trick to preserve desktop… Continue Reading
Android App Review: Bitdefender Mobile Security
The folks at Bitdefender were kind enough to bribe supply me with a courtesy code to test their Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus (free+) app (homepage here), in exchange for a review of their app. This is quite fortunate, because I’ve heard a lot of good praise for Bitdefender products among “those who know,” and wanted… Continue Reading
Android App Review: Gryphn Secure Mobile Messaging
One of the things I don’t worry about too much about with my phone is text message security. Really, it’s too difficult to control how or who uses the text messages. In a smaller or solo firm, the need for secure text messaging between parties is almost non-existent. Occasionally though, there are times I would like… Continue Reading
Android App Review: NFC Secure
Recently, I talked about the benefits and uses of NFC technology. While I believe that full-force implementation of NFC is a small time away, you can use NFC for some pretty cool personal uses right now. NFC Secure ($4.99) is one app that compliments a range of others, whose sole purpose is to lock and unlock your… Continue Reading