The Crowdstrike global IT outage – Early lessons learned – Legal IT Insider
We ran a quick fire poll on who was affected by the global IT outage on 19 July and here we take a look at the results, as well as…
Offensive AI: The Sine Qua Non of Cybersecurity – The Hacker News
“Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime. Yet it is often in the furnace of war that the sharpest tools of peace are forged.” – Victor Hugo.…
What CISOs can do to bridge their cyber talent gap – CSO Online
Empirical evidence shows that global cyber threats have increased twofold in the past few years. The IMF study, “Rising Cyber Threats Pose Serious Concerns for Financial Stability” (the title itself…
Linklaters posts 78% retention rate in cohort featuring relocated Moscow trainees – Legal Cheek
46 out of 59 Magic Circle law firm Linklaters has confirmed its Autumn retention rate, with 46 out of 59 final-seat trainees — or 78% — securing associate roles. Eleven…
U.S. DoJ Indicts North Korean Hacker for Ransomware Attacks on Hospitals – The Hacker News
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday unsealed an indictment against a North Korean military intelligence operative for allegedly carrying out ransomware attacks against healthcare facilities in the country…
Aspiring barrister: ‘Should I take a 17k pay cut for CV-boosting role?’ – Legal Cheek
Will move pay off? In the latest instalment in our Career Conundrums series, a budding barrister is looking for some guidance on how to secure a pupillage, and whether sacrificing…
The best social media posts of the week – Legal Cheek
A round-up of online musings, memes and more Overheard in Liverpool County Court 10 times I embarrassed myself when I first started my job as a trainee lawyer Why as…
Ongoing Cyberattack Targets Exposed Selenium Grid Services for Crypto Mining – The Hacker News
Cybersecurity researchers are sounding the alarm over an ongoing campaign that’s leveraging internet-exposed Selenium Grid services for illicit cryptocurrency mining. Cloud security Wiz is tracking the activity under the name…
DNSSEC explained: Why you might want to implement it on your domain – CSO Online
What is DNSSEC? The Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) is a set of specifications that extend the Domain Name System (DNS) protocol by adding cryptographic authentication for responses received…
CrowdStrike Warns of New Phishing Scam Targeting German Customers – The Hacker News
CrowdStrike is alerting about an unfamiliar threat actor attempting to capitalize on the Falcon Sensor update fiasco to distribute dubious installers targeting German customers as part of a highly targeted…
Critical Flaw in Telerik Report Server Poses Remote Code Execution Risk – The Hacker News
Progress Software is urging users to update their Telerik Report Server instances following the discovery of a critical security flaw that could result in remote code execution. The vulnerability, tracked…
Five reasons why diversity and inclusion are important in law firms – Legal Futures
Diversity and inclusion, along with equality and equity, are increasingly common terms we encounter in professional life. This is why you should prioritise them to reap substantial rewards. The post…
TV personalities wade in over agents “forcing” conveyancers on buyers – Legal Futures
Estate agents forcing buyers to use their preferred lawyers, or at least charge more if they do not, has come under the spotlight thanks to TV personalities Martin Lewis and…
Local authority solicitor who lied about care order struck off – Legal Futures
A local authority solicitor who provided “false and misleading information” to colleagues over a period of 18 months about an application to discharge a child’s care order has been struck…
Law Society “must become more responsive to members” after SGM – Legal Futures
The Law Society “must become much more responsive to its members working at the coalface of legal services”, the head of the Property Lawyers Action Group has said. The post…