CISA & FBI – Holiday Cyber Security Tips
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI just posted a 3 minute video that covers a fewContinue Reading
Year: 2021
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Dear IP Probe Blog Readers: It’s nearly the end of the year – and what another year it’s been. JustContinue Reading
CISA – Cyber Threat Hunting Recommendations
It intrigued me to read the section titled, “Threat Hunting” in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Alert, “RansomwareContinue Reading
CISA Holidays and Weekends Security Reminder for Critical Infrastructure- Introduction
On November 22, 2021, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a notice titled, “Reminder for Critical InfrastructureContinue Reading
Copyright Alliance Guest Interview with IP Probe Blog Founder: Ron Alvarez
Dear IP Probe Readers: Recently, I had the privilege of being interviewed by the Washington, D.C. based Copyright Alliance. CreatorContinue Reading
Newly Published IP Protection and Investigations Book
Dear IP Probe Subscribers, Recently I published a book titled, “The World of Intellectual Property (IP) Protection and Investigations —Continue Reading
First Strike Against Digital Pirate—Under New “Protecting Lawful Streaming Act”
On October 28, 2021, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York indicted a Minnesota man forContinue Reading
Reasonable Measures Taken by Aircraft Company to Protect Their Trade Secrets
Last month the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that an engineer in Georgia pled guilty to conspiracy to stealContinue Reading
New and Improved: Hybrid Chinese IP Theft Model
There’s a subplot to my previous post, “Arsenal Employed by Chinese State IP Thieves Have no Moral Limits,” about theContinue Reading
Arsenal Employed by Chinese State IP Thieves Have No Moral Limits
Historically, state-sponsored IP thieves have used legitimate-looking domains and email addresses to trick victims into opening an email and linkContinue Reading
PI License May be Required to Investigate Digital Copyright Infringement – If Evidence is Used in a Court Proceeding – UPDATE
In July, I published a post titled, “PI License May be Required to Investigate Digital Copyright Infringement – If EvidenceContinue Reading
Cyber Enabled Crime vs. Cyber Dependent Crime
A few days ago I came across an article published in the August issue of a Dublin, Ireland, magazine calledContinue Reading
ANNOUNCEMENT: IP PI Blog – Now – IP PROBE Blog
Dear Subscriber: Just a brief note to let you know that I have changed the blog’s name from “IP PI”Continue Reading
Chinese State-Sponsored Espionage (a.k.a. IP Theft) Survey
In a recent article in the July 24, 2021, edition of The Economist, titled, “Chinese cyber-attacks—Ctrl-alt-denounce—After failing to dissuade cyber-attacks,Continue Reading
You See, But What Do You Observe? by Christina Lekati
You See, But What Do You Observe? How Observation and Inference Skills Can Aid Investigations & Analytic Work by: ChristinaContinue Reading
PI License May be Required to Investigate Digital Copyright Infringement — If Evidence is Used in a Court Proceeding
A recent Torrent Freak article titled, “Rightscorps Tracks Alleged Pirates Without a Private Investigators License, RCN Argues”, raises a veryContinue Reading
Microchip Counterfeiters—Making a Play
So, we—as IP protection and investigation professionals—swim in the polluted waters of criminals that counterfeit clothing, jewelry, toys, car brakes,Continue Reading
PBS Ransomware Article—Solid Up-to-Date Source of Information for IP Professionals
If you are learning about ransomware attacks in bits-and-pieces over the last few months, yesterday’s PBS article titled, “Why ransomwareContinue Reading
IP Lawyer is First Call Made by Ransomware Victim
The attached article titled, “Why a trucking company called a lawyer minutes after a ransomware attack,” published in Freight WavesContinue Reading
Litigation Support: IP Attorneys and Investigators with Non-U.S. Clients – Gather U.S. Based Evidence Applying 28 USC 1782
Three years ago, I published a post titled, “What is 28 USC 1782? And Why Should IP Professionals Care.” InContinue Reading
Darkside Hackers Learn Bitcoin Ransom Payment Not Out of DOJ Reach
In view of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) successful seizure of most of the cryptocurrency paid ($2.3 million) toContinue Reading
Audio Visual Piracy – Cybercrime as a Service
As I mentioned in an earlier post, in March of this year, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) published aContinue Reading
5th Anniversary of IP Probe Blog
Dear IP Probe – Blog Reader: I hope this message finds you and yours healthy and safe. With your permission,Continue Reading
“Cyber Attacks for Ransom: Exponentially Growing Problem.”
In view of the recent ransomware attack of Colonial Pipeline in the United States, it is a good time toContinue Reading
Copyright Trolls and Their Sinister Ways–UPDATE
In September 2019, I published a post under the same title. The post highlighted the strategy used by attorneys retainedContinue Reading
World Intellectual Property (IP) Day — 2021
Dear IP PI Blog Readers: I just want to take a moment to acknowledge this special day, April 26, 2021Continue Reading
In Pursuit of Counterfeiters
The following post provides the link to an interactive article written by Ezra Marcus and published yesterday in the NewContinue Reading
UK Report: Taking the Profit Out of AV Piracy – REVIEW – Introduction
Last month the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) published a seventy-page, comprehensive report titled, “Taking the Profit Out of IntellectualContinue Reading
The Counterfeiter Hall of Shame – Pt 2: CASE STUDY
In this month’s Brand Protection Professional (BPP) issue, a case study titled, “Combating Counterfeit Medical Devices,” details the backstory ofContinue Reading
The Counterfeiter Hall of Shame: Recent Induction
On March 5th a Florida woman was sentenced to six months in prison for selling counterfeit medical/surgical pads she purchasedContinue Reading