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eDiscovery Trends: Sharon Nelson

Last Wednesday, the eDiscovery Daily thought leader was our own Sharon Nelson. Sharon is the President of Sensei Enterprises, where she has worked on the frontlines of computer forensics and e-Discovery topics that she also discusses on her blog Ride the Lightning. She is a graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center and is the President-Elect designate of the Virginia State Bar. She and her husband John Simek (interviewed last week), are frequent speakers and authors on computer forensic issues.

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eDiscovery Trends: John Simek

The third thought leader interviewed in eDiscovery Daily is John Simek. John is the Vice President of Sensei Enterprises, a computer forensics firm in Fairfax, VA, where he has worked since 1997. He is an EnCase Certified Examiner and is a nationally known testifying expert in computer forensic issues. Together with his wife, Sharon Nelson, John has become a frequent speaker on eDiscovery topics and digital forensic issues. They have also interviewed Sharon, who serves as Sensei’s President, for this series, and her interview will appear this coming Wednesday.

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Need Last Minute Gift Ideas?

Attorney at Work recently published a Lawyer’s Gift Guide. Jim Calloway and Sharon Nelson, co-hosts of the Digital Edge podcast, include several dozen gift ideas in their most recent edition, Tech Toys for the Holidays 2011. From a handy 9-foot charging cable for iPads to a $4 million diamond-encrusted iPhone, their list has plenty of interesting options for the tech-loving lawyer.

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Cost-Effective E-Discovery in Small Cases

The high cost of e-discovery is a major problem for most small firms and solo lawyers.  On Digital Detectives, co-hosts Sharon D. Nelson, Esq., President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc. and John W. Simek, Vice President of Sensei Enterprises, welcome guest, Bruce Olson, the President of ONLAW Trial Technologies, and discuss cost-effective e-discovery for small cases.  Learn the single most important step an attorney can take to minimize e-discovery costs, the right time to seek outside expert advice and which software tools and cloud based solutions can help contain costs.

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The Hacktivists: Web Vigilantes Net Attention, Outrage and Access to Your Data

The article by Joe Dysart in the December issue of the ABA Journal hits hard at the disturbing nature of the crimes being perpetrated from the darkest reaches of the Internet. The intruders are computer-savvy geeks having fun, individuals expressing a gripe, protesters pressing a cause and criminals seeking illicit gain.

Sensei Enterprises president Sharon Nelson noted "Anonymous is heroic to many people who are sick of government lies and weary of government intrusion--unwarranted and warrantless--into the lives of U.S. citizens. They have become very much like, in the Terminator movies, the resistance fighting Skynet."

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Announcing Holiday Thought Leader Series!

eDiscoveryDaily thought quite a bit about what to get their readers to celebrate these holidays, and what better to give than interviews with some of the most influential thought leaders in eDiscovery today! Our own Sharon Nelson and John Simek have been chosen. John's interview will be published on Friday, December 16 and Sharon's on Wednesday, December 21.

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SECURE YOUR LAW FIRM'S DATA

LinkedIn Groups - Posted by ABA Law Practice Management Section

• Group: ABA Law Practice Management Section
• Subject: Secure Your Law Firm’s Data

SmartPhones, laptops, iPads and other devices help to manage our professional and personal lives. We store them with phone numbers, documents, photos, usernames and passwords. When devices are stolen, go missing, or valuable information is breached, our professional and personal lives are breached with it. Owning one device or multiple devices comes with an unwritten responsibility to protect your valuable information and secure your device. Don’t take an unnecessary risk.

Attend the LPM CLE Session "Protecting the Crown Jewels: Securing Your Law Firm’s Data" and learn to properly secure your device to prevent confidential data from getting in the wrong hands.

Protecting the Crown Jewels: Securing Your Law Firm’s Data
Cosponsored with LPM
Thursday, December 15, 2011
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. ET
Register now! http://bit.ly/lpmsecure

What you will learn:
• The dangers of cybercafés, wireless hot spots, and hotel business centers
• How to develop a strong password that you can actually remember
• How hackers and insiders can compromise your data – and how to defeat them
• Which SmartPhone is the most secure
• How to protect your data in the cloud
• Safe disposal of your phones and computers
• How to secure your wireless network – at work and at home
• Steps to take when terminating an employee

Legal Talk Network Releases Digital Detectives Podcast: "The Future of E-Discovery"

Legal Talk Network has released Sensei's Digital Detectives podcast entitled "The Future of E-Discovery." On this edition of Digital Detectives, co-hosts Sharon D. Nelson, Esq., President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc. and John W. Simek, Vice President of Sensei Enterprises, talk with John Munro, the Vice President and Managing Director of Orange Legal Technologies, to discuss some upcoming trends in e-discovery. John explores the future of predictive coding and shares his thoughts on amending the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, e-discovery in the cloud and the trend toward bringing e-discovery in-house. To listen to the podcast, click here

Sensei Enterprises Announces New Pricing Structure for Computer Forensics and E-Discovery

Sensei Enterprises, Inc. is excited to announce our new pricing structure for computer forensic and e-discovery services.  Our tiered and flat-fee pricing model allows our clients to experience our leading-edge offerings, at a cost that is lower than any of our larger competitors.  This approach not only allows us to provide you with a total-cost estimate at the beginning stages of a project and throughout its life-cycle, but also allows you to have complete control over the costs – choosing which services best suit your needs.

Since 1997, Sensei has provided the most personalized, in-depth and quality-driven computer forensic and e-discovery services.  We invite you to choose Sensei for your next case involving electronically stored information.  For additional information or a free quote, please contact Jesse M. Lindmar, Director of Computer Forensics, at 703-359-0700 or jlindmar@senseient.com; and visit our website at www.senseient.com to learn more about Sensei.

 

Dot-XXX Domains Go Live, Escalating Battle for Smutty URLs

We bring this story to your attention because many companies and firms have domain names that may be attractive to the adult entertainment industry with a .xxx domain extension. Consider your domain name and those of your clients as you read.

More than 100,000 porn websites sporting the .XXX domain went live today. The public launch of the .XXX domain is a culmination of years of struggle between the adult entertainment industry, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers and ICM Registry, now the official registry of the new domain.

All available .XXX domain names will be released for registration later today, and they can only be purchased via accredited registrars on a first-come, first-serve basis. The new domain names start at around $80 per year and each site will be scanned daily for malware with McAfee tools -- a first for any domain names so far.

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