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Cannabis Track and Trace Is A Disaster Waiting to Happen—and Not for the Reasons You Might Think

By Griffen Thorne, Attorney at Harris Bricken Most states’ regulated cannabis regimes require licensed cannabis companies to use seed-to-sale track-and-trace software. In California, the state has contracted the entire track-and-trace program to the METRC program. The METRC program isn’t yet…

10 Ways to Prevent, Detect and Recover from Ransomware

By Michelle Drolet Ransomware is a kind of malware that typically encrypts data, blocking access to it until a fee is paid to the attacker. While the hype used to outweigh the actual risk, ransomware has evolved, spread and grown…

Tips to Protect Your Business From Ransomware

Over the last few years we’ve observed the steady rise of ransomware with some trepidation. It is fast becoming a multi-million dollar business, and it’s getting surprisingly sophisticated. The ransomware industry is continually innovating, offering cybercriminals new technology, various business…