It began with a call from Michael McCartney over at Digits LLC for a
piece I'm working on for a future issue. We were talking about
technology and the law, and Michael (who is a riveting storyteller)
began by sharing his experience with the Center for Missing and
Exploited Children. His background is in law enforcement, and for 20
minutes he shared with me some of the horror that goes on in the world
of child pornography and the exploitation of children.
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Michael McCartney has a warning for law firms, CPA firms and other professional services
organizations that house sensitive client data: Protect the data and
your clients because firms like that are among the latest targets for
hackers to attack. McCartney is president and CEO of Digits LLC, a computer forensics and data recovery company based in Buffalo. Compared to substantial precautionary measures common among financial
agencies and government institutions, hackers have bypassed these in
favor of firms with a treasure trove of data from health care, tax,
matrimonial, personal injury and large corporate litigation practices.
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There are three situations that typically occur after an employee separates or is terminated from a job, two of which can be very bad. The only good thing that can happen is the former employee rides out their non-compete agreements and continues with a new job or career path. Much more likely, the former employee has started a new position at a different company and is bidding on contacts he/she used to bid on when they worked for you and are winning those contracts. Or lastly, the former employee brings a lawsuit for age, race, sex discrimination, sexual harassment and breach of contract or other situation that may or may not have occurred when he/she was employed with your company.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Forty-six Western New York business owners, operators and high-level managers have graduated from the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) Core program in the University at Buffalo School of Management. The graduation ceremony was held June 14 at the Center for Tomorrow on the UB North Campus. Two of the graduates among all forty-six include DIGITS LLC's President/CEO Michael McCartney, and Sr. Vice President/COO, James Domres.
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The fast case for Fast Track growth
The next time someone tells you there are no jobs or growth in Western New York, tell that person about our Fast Track Companies. This week, Business First honored more than 50 companies that have exhibited remarkable growth. The fastest-growing company, Digits LLC, has a growth rate of more than 3,000 percent.
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Fifty-four Western New York companies were honored last night with Fast Track Awards, signifying that they're the fastest-growing private enterprises in the region. DIGITS LLCtopped the Fast Track list with a growth rate of 3,244 percent between 2009 and 2011.
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There's the son-in-law of the company's owner who embezzles money to feed his growing drug addiction by selling inventory on eBay. Or the group of professional hackers based in a country that does not have an extradition treaty with the United States. And the unwitting employee who opens the wrong email attachment, allowing malicious computer software to infect the company's network.
There's the son-in-law of the company's owner who embezzles money to feed his growing drug addiction by selling inventory on eBay. Or the group of professional hackers based in a country that does not have an extradition treaty with the United States. And the unwitting employee who opens the wrong email attachment, allowing malicious computer software to infect the company's network.
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With more businesses investing in technology, are they properly prepared for the associated risk? "The Invisible War, Securing Your Technology & Preventing Cyber Risks" will be held from 8:30 to 10 a.m., June 19 at Burchfield Penney Art Center, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo.
With more businesses investing in technology, are they properly prepared for the associated risk? "The Invisible War, Securing Your Technology & Preventing Cyber Risks" will be held from 8:30 to 10 a.m., June 19 at Burchfield Penney Art Center, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo.
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Keep prying eyes from seeing your info: wivb.com
Free WiFi is a convenience many of us take
for granted but the next time you log on at the local coffee house, fast food
restaurant, or public library, that friendly face sitting next to you could be
funneling your most private information into their computer.
"More likely than not they're going to be
sitting there with a freely available piece of software, monitoring and
capturing all of that traffic, looking for ways intercept the users name and
password," explained Computer Forensics Investigator Kyle Cavalieri.
Kyle Cavalieri plugs
a thumb drive into his laptop and opens a program that shows eight files are on
it. Then, with a couple keystrokes, he selects all
the files and deletes them. As he does so, he said those who steal data from
companies copy information to a portable device like his thumb drive.
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Kyle Cavalieri plugs
a thumb drive into his laptop and opens a program that shows eight files are on
it. Then, with a couple keystrokes, he selects all
the files and deletes them. As he does so, he said those who steal data from
companies copy information to a portable device like his thumb drive.
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The person over there, the who sits right near you at your office, is
the one you'd least suspect to be stealing from the company. But maybe
that's the one who should be watched more carefully than anyone else. Michael McCartney, who owns computer forensics company DIGITS
LLC, works cases involving embezzlement or stealing trade secrets.
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Computer forensics allows tech gurus to find valuable data, even if it's been erased. Footprints that one may leave on a sandy beach can be easily swept away in the wind or washed away by the tide. In an instant, they completely vanish. But those who delete emails, files or software from work computers, office servers or company-issued phones to cover something up unknowingly leave a trail of digital evidence that can be helpful in lawsuits.
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Michael McCartney, who runs DIGITS LLC a computer forensics and data recovery company, said banks, Department of Defense contractors, and mom-and-pop businesses are hacked for personal information all the time.
"Everyone's a target," he said. "We found that those who collect personal information harvest as much data as they can. They turn around and sell that data as lists to thieves."
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Bad guys. Criminals. Crooks. No matter what you call them, they don't identify themselves with such titles while stealing something valuable to them and their victims. So when it comes to protecting against identity theft, experts say not to offer some kinds of personal information. This may include a mother's maiden name or Social Security number.
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After establishing his computer forensics and data recovering company in 2006, Michael McCartney's West Seneca based DIGITS LLC has received just two inquiries from business owners concerned that someone was hacking into their phone or email systems. But in July, the wake of the News Corp phone-hacking scandal, he fielded numerous inquiries that led to four investigations of such espionage.
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Digits, LLC, a leading Computer Forensic Consulting firm located in western New York, announced the election of Michael McCartney as President and Chief Executive Officer after his retirement as Assistant Chief Investigator of the New York State Attorney General's Office.
"Given the increasingly important role that technology and forensics plays for management, company stakeholders, and the legal community around the world and across all industries, we are thrilled to have Michael lead our young Company. Michael is one of the foremost experts in computer forensics and corporate computer investigations. Michael is internationally recognized as leader in this exciting and challenging field," said James Domres, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
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James Domres, a founder and senior vice president of DIGITS LLC, points out that changing privacy settings is one option for people who want to thwart social media investigators. What other people know about you can hurt you, especially when you're seeking a job. Despite this, many of us are at our most uninhibited on social networks and the Internet. A drunken photo. Rowdy humor. A bit of faceless blustering. It can follow you, cost you jobs and stain your reputation.
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When someone chooses to Tweet, Skype, Facebook or surf the Web on company time, possibly with company equipment, does it open up employers to legal liability down the road? Yes, say area attorneys.
Whether you have a payroll of two or 2,000, holding employees accountable for their technology use can mean the difference between maintaining a productive, efficient workplace or ending up on the short end of a lawsuit.
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In the March 18th edition of Buffalo Business First, DIGITS LLC's Social Media Program was again recognized in a Special Report feature article entitled "Use of Social Media at Work Creates Risk for Business."
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