Asset Searches for Grown-Ups
Memo to federal regulators: it’s not enough to impose fines; you have to make sure you collect them if you want people to be afraid of you. The same goes for private litigants thinking of suing to collect money they’re owed. Without…
What British Banks Can Teach Lawyers
What do the woes of a bunch of banks in foreign markets have to say about lawyers and fact investigation? Plenty, because banks and investigation are after the same kind of thing as other types of fact gatherers. Banks get as much information…
Fight Hackers with Encryption
With all the focus on tech IPOs that reward gaming and chatting, it’s nice to see a company dedicated to privacy getting a little of bit of venture cash behind it. With just $1.5 million raised so far, CertiVox is still a tech minnow,…
Why the Greek Crisis Should Make you Think about Switzerland
One thing we always tell new clients: there is no such thing as a “local” investigation. A Russian guy in L.A. means you could be dealing with a Nevada corporation in addition to Russia and California. An apartment in Miami may be…
Security Breaches in U.S. Companies “Almost a Statistical Certainty”
If 90% of U.S. companies are falling victim to computer hackers, according to a new Ponemon Institute study, is it that the companies are woefully unprepared or are the hackers are particularly smart? Looks like this one is on the companies.…
Why You Should Encrypt Your Data Now
A chilling story in the Wall Street Journal’s Digits Blog yesterday told us that LinkedIn, Netflix and Foursquare “stored various forms of users’ personal data in plain text on a mobile device, putting sensitive information…
iCloud – Darker Than Expected
Imagine this: You have an iPhone, iPad and Mac computer. You use all three devices mostly for personal home use, but you also receive work e-mail on them. Medical records, tax returns, and other confidential information goes on these devices.…
The Courage to Investigate
There was a letter in this week's edition of Barron's that said, "Lawyers look backward to precedent. Innovators assiduously look forward and avoid precedent. The two mindsets are antithetical." The letter is about why lawyers at the SEC can't…
Dark iClouds
We now know that Apple will use next week's Worldwide Developer’s Conference to unveil iCloud, its new cloud storage product. Apple’s first attempt at cloud storage, MobileMe, was such a failure that Steve Jobs publicly tore into…
Google is STILL Not a Substitute for Thinking
Back in 2011 we wrote that Google is not a substitute for thinking, after Google Chairman Eric Schmidt said in an interview that Google aims to “compute the right answer” to questions typed in by users rather than just provide links.
Today,…
