For meting out true justice the coveted Security for All Simon Award goes to JAMES C. FRANCIS IV, United States Magistrate Judge for his ruling on Green v. McClendon, 2009 WL 2496275 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 13, 2009). The Simon Award takes it’s name and inspiration from the classic 1980 Alan Arkin film Simon wherein Prof. Simon [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Justice happens
Posted: August 27, 2009 in general, professional, securityTags: Alan Arkin, e-discovery, lawyer, legal, Simon Award
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Safe web browsing
Posted: August 23, 2009 in general, securityTags: Safe web browsing, site-specific browser, virtual machine
It’s no secret that, by far, the number one threat vector for personal computers is the internet. Inadvertently (or intentionally) visiting a malicious web site can wreak havoc on your PC. I’ve written before, here and here, about browsing safely and you should definitely check out those fine articles. Rich Mogul, cohost of the Network [...]
Upgrading for better security?
Posted: August 22, 2009 in general, professional, securityTags: Microsoft, upgrade, Windows 7, windows security, Windows XP
We’ve heard an awful lot about how Windows 7 is way more secure than Windows XP and it’s earlier brethren. Actually we heard that about Windows Vista too. Only very few people bothered to upgrade. The operative word here being “bothered”. But that’s another post. The fact is that Windows 7 is much better in [...]
How to text your way to failure
Posted: August 21, 2009 in general, securityTags: e-discovery, litigation, texting
Have I mentioned that I’m a big fan of e-discovery and forensics? Yeah I thought so. Recently I came across this story from the {ride the lightning} blog that was just so priceless that I had to pass it on. If you’ve ever been involved in litigation and wondered “what could I do to really [...]
