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IndyBar: Professional and Technical Civility in Electronic Discovery — Five Tips on How to Avoid a “Discovery War”

November 25, 2020 | From IndyBar

Electronic discovery — like discovery generally — can bring out the best and the worst in lawyers, potentially turning any discovery dispute into a full-blown “discovery war.” But it doesn’t have to be this way! It’s possible to navigate the process in an amicable manner without losing sight of your client’s needs. Here are five suggestions for promoting professional and technical civility in the e-discovery process.

Hoosiers encouraged to file for restitution from $19.5 million Equifax settlement

November 24, 2020 | IL Staff

Hoosiers eligible to receive restitution as a result of a 2017 Equifax data breach that exposed the Social Security numbers and other private information of millions of people should quickly file their claims, according to the Indiana Attorney General’s office.

Repudiating Trump, officials say election ‘most secure’

November 13, 2020 | Associated Press

Rejecting President Donald Trump’s persistent claims and complaints, a broad coalition of top government and industry officials is declaring that the Nov. 3 voting and the following count unfolded smoothly with no more than the usual minor hiccups.

Anthem agrees to pay $39.5M in latest settlement over 2015 hacking

October 1, 2020 | John Russell, Indianapolis Business Journal

Anthem Inc. has agreed to pay a group of states $39.5 million to settle claims the health insurer failed to safeguard its data, a breach that led to a massive computer hacking in 2015 that compromised the private information of 78.8 million customers and former customers.

Software provider to Indiana courts, state and local governments hacked

September 24, 2020 | Associated Press and IL Staff

A major provider of software services to state, county and local governments, including the online publishing of election results and the online records system for Indiana state courts, told customers Wednesday that an unknown intruder broke into its phone and information technology systems.

Charges, sanctions revive specter of Russian interference

September 11, 2020 | Associated Press

The Trump administration has charged a Russian national in a sweeping plot to sow distrust in the American political process and imposed sanctions against a Russia-linked Ukrainian lawmaker accused of interfering in the U.S. presidential election.

Scam callers using Southern District Court’s main phone number to intimidate residents

August 13, 2020 | IL Staff

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana is warning Hoosiers of scam phone calls being made by “spoofing” the federal district court’s main phone number to intimidate residents, the federal court alerted in a Wednesday announcement.

Judge orders Lawson to produce emails, documents on voting-machine security

June 25, 2020 | John Russell, Indianapolis Business Journal

A Marion Superior judge has ordered Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson to produce documents to back up her claim that the public should not see emails and other communications about the reliability and security of voting machines because they could jeopardize cyberterrorism security.

Ira: Comprehensive data privacy laws coming to a state near you

June 24, 2020

As the effects of data breaches have come to light over the last few decades, individual states and the federal government have taken action to attempt to bolster data security practices.

IndyBar: Practical Tips to Bolster Your Legal Hold Notice: Key Takeaways from Our Latest CLE

June 10, 2020 | From IndyBar

E-Discovery, Cybersecurity and Information Governance Section leaders Jennifer Tudor Wright and Katrina Gossett Kelly recently presented a successful and informative CLE for the IndyBar: Practical Tips to Bolster your Legal Hold Notice.

IndyBar: Cybersecurity Recommendations in Response to COVID-19

May 27, 2020 | From IndyBar

Skeleton crews at the office and the general distraction of the developing COVID-19 situation create windows of opportunity for social engineering tactics such as phishing. Now is a good time to remind your team that they are the first, and in some cases, the only line of defense against social engineering.

Indiana gets $19.5M settlement over Equifax data breach

April 14, 2020 | Indianapolis Business Journal Staff

Indiana has secured a $19.5 million settlement from Equifax over a 2017 data breach that exposed the Social Security numbers and other private information of nearly 150 million people.

COA rules for insurer that declined to cover ransom paid to hacker

March 31, 2020 | Katie Stancombe

A Hoosier oil company that suffered monetary losses after a ransomware attack on its computer system did not convince the Indiana Court of Appeals that its insurance policy included coverage for such attacks.

IU Maurer cybersecurity programs keep pace with technology

January 22, 2020 | Marilyn Odendahl

In his practice at Mallor Grodner in Bloomington, attorney D. Michael Allen is seeing more and more cases that have a digital component. While he learned on the job, he also enrolled in the IU Maurer School of Law cybersecurity master’s program.

IU Health, nonparties entitled to attorney fees in blogger dispute

December 30, 2019 | Katie Stancombe

More than $250,000 in attorney fees and costs have been awarded to numerous nonparties and an Indiana healthcare giant against Lutheran Health Network in Fort Wayne after the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed the nonparties were entitled to seek the fees to recoup costs associated with tracking down a harassing blogger.

Lake County hospital system notifying patients after data breach

October 17, 2019 | Associated Press

A northwestern Indiana hospital system is warning more than 68,000 patients that their personal information, including Social Security numbers and health records, may have been exposed during a data breach.

Suit seeks to ban Indiana voting machines lacking paper trail

October 17, 2019 | Dave Stafford

A lawsuit being filed in Indianapolis on Thursday will ask a federal court to decertify voting machines in the state before the 2020 election that do not provide a voter-verified paper trail. The suit says about 58 of Indiana’s 92 counties continue to use machines at the polls that lack a paper trail and are therefore not sufficiently secure.

Judge to rule on unsealing redacted Equifax complaint

September 5, 2019 | Olivia Covington

An Indianapolis judge is deciding whether information in a complaint alleging Equifax could have, but failed to, prevent one of the largest cybersecurity breaches in United States history must be unsealed and made accessible to the public.

Ruling for insurer in $78K hacking case reversed in part

August 9, 2019 | Katie Stancombe

The Indiana Court of Appeals partially affirmed an insurance company’s first award of judgment in a computer hacking theft but reversed on the second after finding no conflict between the appellant’s deposition testimony and a statement in his affidavit.

Sheriff’s office in western Indiana affected by malware

August 7, 2019 | Associated Press

The sheriff’s office in Vigo County says its computer systems have been infected with a malware virus. The attack follows an earlier incident that affected computer operations in courts and other offices in the county.

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