David Ries
David G. Ries is of counsel in the Pittsburgh, PA office of Clark Hill PLC where he practices in the areas of environmental, technology, and data protection law and litigation. For over 15 years, he has increasingly focused on cybersecurity, privacy, and information governance. He frequently lectures and writes nationally for legal, educational, and professional groups. He is a co-author of Locked Down: Practical Information Security for Attorneys, Second Edition (American Bar Association 2016) and Encryption Made Simple for Lawyers (American Bar Association 2015) and a contributing author to Information Security & Privacy: A Practical Guide for Global Executives, Lawyers and Technologists (American Bar Association 2011).
David Ries
December 22, 2021
Read the seventh installment of the ABA 2021 TechReport based on findings from our annual TechSurvey.
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David Ries
January 28, 2019
The FBI has reported that law firms are often viewed as “one-stop shops” for attackers. In this TECHREPORT, find out cybersecurity measures lawyers are (or are not) taking.
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David Ries
June 18, 2014
Amended Comment [18] to Rule 1.6 includes availability of additional safeguards in the analysis of what is reasonable. Do attorneys who fail to use encryption, a no-brainer solution, comply with this duty?
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