Saturday, February 11, 2023

Imagine policing without computers? Oh the horror!

https://www.databreaches.net/hack-attack-forces-modesto-police-off-computers-back-onto-radio-report-says/

Hack attack forces Modesto Police off computers, back onto radio, report says.

Les Hubbard reports:

An attack on City of Modesto computer systems has left the Modesto Police Department embracing “old school policing” techniques to manage calls for service and transporting of criminals for a number of days.

Read more at The Sun.



(Related) Will the courts say, ‘take all the time you need!’

https://www.databreaches.net/cybersecurity-incident-shuts-down-biglaw-network/

Cybersecurity Incident Shuts Down Biglaw Network

Joe Patrice reports:

On the plus side, the cybersecurity incident at Troutman Pepper does not appear to have compromised any client data. So, in a sense, the system worked.
But as a damage recovery matter, leaving attorneys using personal email accounts and locally saved documents for over a day highlights that for all the talk about protecting data, the unheralded impact of a cyber breach tends to be leaving the firm technologically adrift for extended stretches while tech professionals perform clean up.

Read more at Above the Law.



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