Day archives: December 23rd, 2016

NIST – Guide for Cybersecurity Event Recovery

NIST Special Publication 800-184 Guide for Cybersecurity Event Recovery, 2016. Michael Bartock, Jeffrey Cichonski, Murugiah Souppaya, Matthew Smith, Greg Witte. Karen Scarfone. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-184 “bstract – In light of an increasing number of cybersecurity events, organizations can improve resilience by ensuring that their risk management processes include comprehensive recovery planning. Identifying and prioritizing organization resources helps …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Government, E-Mail, E-Records, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Locate public records in Arizona

“Government officials increasingly are conducting the public’s business in the shadows. Journalists and citizens are routinely denied even the most basic public records: city budgets and bids, law enforcement reports, court records. Many times, officials and citizens don’t understand or know the law around public records. Other times, officials know the law but create artificial …

Subjects: E-Government, E-Records, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

LexisNexis to Retire lexis.com Service

“LexisNexis® announced [December 20, 2016] that it will retire its legacy online legal research service, lexis.com® and upgrade U.S. legal professionals to the company’s Lexis Advance® solution. “We are proud of what we have offered legal and business professionals through lexis.com over the past two decades,” said Sean Fitzpatrick, managing director of North American Research …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

Ambrogi – The 10 Most Important Legal Technology Developments of 2016

Via LawSites: “What were 2016’s most important developments in legal technology? Every year since 2013, I’ve posted my picks of the year’s top developments in legal tech (2015, 2014, 2013). As another year wraps up, it’s time to look back at 2016. What follows are my picks for the year’s most important legal technology developments. …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries, Marketing, Social Media

POGO/NYT – Whistleblowing Linked to Decrease in Financial Misconduct

“Public companies appear to have a better handle on their books after a whistleblower investigation, according to a new study reported by The New York Times. Jaron H. Wilde from the University of Iowa attempted to clarify the impact on corporate practices of employees blowing the whistle. He concluded that whistleblowing can lead to lasting …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research