Free early legal advice “saves Treasury £9,100 per case” – Legal Futures
Free early legal advice at an average cost of £3,300 per case saved the government £9,100 in 2023 – or £2.71 for every £1 spent – a new report has…
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New critical Apache OFBiz vulnerability patched as older flaw is actively exploited – CSO Online
Researchers warn of a new critical vulnerability in Apache OFBiz, an open-source enterprise resource planning (ERP) system and framework. The flaw potentially allows for remote code execution (RCE) without authentication…
Sophisticated Android Spyware Targets Users in Russia – Dark Reading
Researchers say “LianSpy” malware has been in use in a covert data gathering operation that’s gone undetected for at least three years. – Read More
Name That Edge Toon: Pointing Fingers – Dark Reading
Feeling creative? Submit your caption and our panel of experts will reward the winner with a $25 Amazon gift card. – Read More
Low-Drama ‘Dark Angels’ Reap Record Ransoms – Krebs on Security
A ransomware group called Dark Angels made headlines this past week when it was revealed the crime group recently received a record $75 million data ransom payment from a Fortune…
20K Ubiquiti IoT Cameras & Routers Are Sitting Ducks for Hackers – Dark Reading
In the cloud, patches disseminate automatically. On your computer, you get notified. IoT devices, meanwhile, can escape attention for years on end. – Read More
FTC Slams TikTok With Lawsuit After Continued COPPA Violations – Dark Reading
Though TikTok is expected to adhere to certain COPPA-outlined measures, the social media giant has failed to meet those expectations, the Feds allege. – Read More
Critical Apache OFBiz Vulnerability Allows Preauth RCE – Dark Reading
The enterprise resource planning platform bug CVE-2024-38856 has a vulnerability-severity score of 9.8 out of 10 on the CVSS scale and offers a wide avenue into enterprise applications for cyberattackers.…
China’s Evasive Panda Attacks ISP to Send Malicious Software Updates – Dark Reading
The APT used DNS poisoning to install the Macma backdoor on targeted networks and then deliver malware to steal data via post-exploitation activity. – Read More
Startup Spotlight: LeakSignal Helps Plug Leaky Data in Organizations – Dark Reading
Cybersecurity startup LeakSignal, a finalists in this year’s Black Hat USA Startup Spotlight competition, helps organizations see where data is leaking within their environment. – Read More
Startup Spotlight: Knostic Tackles AI’s Oversharing Problem – Dark Reading
Cybersecurity startup Knostic, a finalists in this year’s Black Hat USA Startup Spotlight competition, adds guardrails to how AI uses enterprise data to ensure sensitive data does not get leaked.…
Spotlight: Managing complex conveyancing cases without the admin – Legal Futures
Managing a large portfolio of properties can be time-consuming, costly, stressful, unruly and at times indifferent to deadlines. The post Spotlight: Managing complex conveyancing cases without the admin appeared first…
LITIG gen AI benchmarking meeting – Key takeaways – Legal IT Insider
The generative AI benchmarking meeting hosted by CMS’ chief innovation and knowledge officer John Craske on 1 August generated significant engagement, with some key takeaways to shape the next larger,…
Protect Data Differently for a Different World – Dark Reading
Adopting a military mindset toward cybersecurity means the industry moves beyond the current network protection strategies and toward a data-centric security approach. – Read More
Earning and learning – Law Gazette – Features
Solicitor apprenticeships have proved a good news story for the profession – widening access and expanding law’s talent pool. The challenge, Joanna Goodman reports, is to ensure numbers keep increasing.…