Risk Management
Lest you think hacking is more hype than horror, consider the sad fate of the San Diego lawyer who clicked on an email attachment and lost $289,000. The victim – identified only as R… Read More
Risk Management
[This post is the tenth in a series. The original post can be found here.] Many of the technology devices used today are essentially disposable. When they get old or break down, they are simp… Read More
Risk Management
[This post is the ninth in a series. The original post can be found here.] Long gone are the days when you had to worry about a single file folder that held all the documents for a particular… Read More
Risk Management
[This post is the eight in a series. The original post can be found here.] Changing the default settings for the hardware and software used in your office is another critical step in safeguar… Read More
Risk Management
[This post is the seventh in a series. The original post can be found here.] When you are connected to the Internet, the Internet is connected to you. For computers to transmit data back and … Read More
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Scammers are everywhere, and they’ll use any available means to cheat victims out of their money. A popular scam is to impersonate an IRS agent and con victims into providing personal… Read More
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If you want to see some staggering statistics, look no further than the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Percentage of annual revenues lost to theft or fraud – 5% Median amoun… Read More
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[This post is the sixth in a series. The original post can be found here.] There are millions of lines of computer code in the operating systems and programs that run on your computers, table… Read More
Risk Management
Did you hear about the FREAK security flaw? Be honest, you just googled it. Last week, a security flaw – referred to as FREAK – quietly hit tech news sites as affecting Apple and… Read More
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[This post is the fifth in a series. The original post can be found here.] Like the keys that start your car or open the front door of your home or office, computer passwords are the keys tha… Read More
Lawyers Mutual has published previous alerts regarding the new filing requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) that went into effect January 1, 2024. After reviewing additional resources, we want to emphasize concerns that we have about the risks and increased potential liability for lawyers undertaking the reporting requirements. This is especially true for the continuing reporting requirements after entity formation and initial reporting.
The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts (NCAOC) recently announced additional go-live plans for counties transitioning from paper files to Enterprise Justice (Odyssey), which currently serves Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Mecklenburg and Wake counties. Twelve northeastern counties comprising Track 3, as previously announced, will go live on February 5, and 10 counties comprising Track 4 (Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Guilford, Orange, Person, Vance and Warren) will go live on April 29.