Welcome to Digital Detectives. We'll discuss computer forensics, electronic discovery and information security issues and what's really happening in the trenches. It's not theory, but practical information that you can use in your law practice on the Legal Talk Network.
Latest episodes
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6 min
INTRODUCING: For the Innocent Season 3 | Amanda Knox, JJ Velasquez, and More
Hosted by Michael Semanchik, For the Innocent exposes the shocking reality of wrongful convictions through raw, first-person stories from the exonerated. Season 3 returns September…
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3 min
INTRODUCING: Leading the Bar
Bar presidents share strategies, tools and insights for attorneys growing into leadership roles. Learn from real stories of growth, crisis management, and innovation in NCBP’s Lead…
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29 min
10 Startling Cybersecurity Statistics and What They Mean for the Future of Law Firms
For many years, Sharon Nelson and John Simek have hosted the Digital Detectives podcast to bring practical advice and much needed guidance to help attorneys protect their law firms…
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30 min
Enhancing Law Firm Cybersecurity: The Ten Most Important Steps
A strong foundation for your law firm should be built on sensible cybersecurity policies and procedures. What should that look like? Sharon Nelson and John Simek have a conversatio…
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29 min
Bad Tech Habits Your Firm Needs to Break
Whether you’re willing to admit it or not, no firm is too small to be a target for hackers. Each and every one—from large firms all the way down to solo attorneys—is susceptible to…
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35 min
Seven Use Cases Where AI can be a Hero to Digital Forensics
AI is capable of doing so many things in the legal tech world, not least of which are its uses in digital forensics. Sharon Nelson and John Simek welcome Shashi Angadi to discuss A…
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30 min
Generative AI and ChatGPT: Why the Legal Industry Needs to “Brace for Impact”
We all know generative AI is making significant waves all over the world, but lawyers need to take a hard look at its implications in the law and their own legal practice. John Sim…
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34 min
Threats to Your Law Firm: Insiders and Outsiders
Employees within your organization are likely a bigger risk to your cybersecurity than threat actors from without. Why? Because it very often takes an insider to let in an outsider…
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30 min
BakerHostetler’s Data Security Incident Response Report Released
BakerHostetler’s latest data security report is here, and while the threat landscape is proving to be as consistent as ever, companies have been doing a better job at identifying a…
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36 min
E-Discovery Disrupted by the AI Revolution
The world’s ever-growing tsunami of digital data creates a huge need for technology capable of filtering it for modern e-discovery processes. So, what’s the best tool for the job?…
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36 min
Dean Andy Perlman on the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Law Schools
AI is already changing the legal profession, and law schools have a responsibility to stay on the cutting edge of this technology to equip future lawyers with all they need to know…
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32 min
ITRC’s 17th Annual Data Breach Report Reveals Near-Record Number of Breaches
Cyber attacks are almost entirely responsible for today’s data breaches, and, increasingly often, the details of these breaches are vague—leaving security experts with a growing li…
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26 min
It’s a Good Time for a Cybersecurity Checkup
There’s no “set it and forget it” for your law firm’s cybersecurity. Effective security is a continuing process, and the start of a new year is a great time to see how your firm is…
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27 min
Holidays and Weekends: Prime Time for Cyberattacks
Cyber criminals aren’t taking time off for the holidays. In fact, Sharon and John had a surprise Thanksgiving morning when they learned that hackers had attacked their own company…
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30 min
The Ethics of Communicating with Your Clients and Using Your Smartphone
Communicating with clients is essential to good lawyering, but doing so without proper precautions could set you up for trouble. Sharon Nelson and John Simek discuss the ethics of…
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32 min
What Constitutes Ethical Cybersecurity for Law Firms Today?
Rapid changes in cybercrime and the security that keeps it at bay have left many lawyers’ heads spinning. With so much continuous change, how do you keep up with ethical cybersecur…
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28 min
ILTACON Roars Back in 2022 – Here’s What You Missed
ILTACON’s peer-driven approach strives to provide a unique experience for the legal industry with its heavy focus on education and attendee involvement. Sharon Nelson and John Sime…
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37 min
Ripped From the Headlines: Alex Jones and Inadvertent Waiver
In the midst of Alex Jones’ defamation trial, the whole world found out that an almost unthinkable blunder had been committed by his attorneys, resulting in an inadvertent waiver o…
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32 min
Advice for Law Firms from a Data Breach/Privacy Lawyer
Studies show that over 70% of people haven’t the foggiest idea who to call first when they discover a data breach. If you’ve just realized you’re one of them, tune in! John Simek a…
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33 min
How Secure is Your Law Firm’s Data?
Unfortunately, data breaches are becoming a ‘when’, not ‘if’, scenario, but a proactive data protection strategy will definitely help! Sharon Nelson and John Simek talk with Peter…