“For a time, security controls designed to manage spam, viruses, and malware were working. Loud, high-impact attacks abated. But, as a result of this success, the threats they protected against were forced to change. In 2007, many of these threats underwent significant adaptation. Malware went stealth, and the sophistication increased.”…
“A big ego can be a bad thing when it comes to leadership. Here’s how to keep yours from getting in the way” To see John Baldoni’s complete May 21 posting on the CIO Insider Newsletter, click here.
Early bird Registration: Friday, May 30, 2008, 5:00pm CDST. Advance Registration and Housing Deadline: Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 5:00pm CDST. Justice Center activities will take place at the Marriott Marquis Hotel unless otherwise noted. Judicial Division Gala, Friday, August 8, 2008 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm at the New York Yacht…
News and Views from the American Library Association (ALA): Libraries toppled in devastating Chinese earthquake The 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Sichuan Province in western China on the afternoon of May 12 killed more than 40,000 people and left another 5 million homeless. In the week after the quake, the Library…
At a ceremony on May 21, 2008 at the New York Supreme Court Criminal Term New York County, David Badertscher Principal Law Librarian was presented a Distinguished Service Award for his years of “dedicated service to the Unified Court System.”.
The following link is to a Chart prepared by Perkins Cole to provide information regarding information security breach notification legislation which has been enacted in U.S. jurisdictions. It has been updated to May 14, 2008: Chart indicating state-by-state legislation relating to information securirty breach notification as of 5-14-08
The FTC Franchise Rule: Analysis and Commentary Susan Grueneberg and Ann Hurwitz, Editors Available at the end of May! “The FTC Franchise Rule: Analysis and Commentary is an analytical tool and comprehensive, practical guide for franchise law practitioners, including “old hands” and those who are new to the practice of…
The ABA Comission on Women in the Profession will be holding the 18th annual Margaret Brent Awards luncheon on August 10th in New York, NY: 2008 Honorees: Hon. Ruth Cooper Burg, Judge (Retired), Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, Washington, DC Roberta Karmel, Centennial Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School,…
TOP STORIES: Legal Ethics U of C Law Grad Accused of Submitting Phony Grades to Sidley Austin May 20, 2008, 03:30 pm CDT “A lawyer who attended the University of Chicago Law School has been accused in an ethics complaint of lying about his grades when he applied for a…
From: Findlaw Opinion Summaries May 21, 2008. Fed. Appeals Court Rules Strict Scrutiny Applies in “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Cases WITT V. DEP’T OF THE AIR FORCE “(U.S. 9th Cir., May 21, 2008) – In a suit brought against the Air Force challenging the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ (DADT) policy…