Last Call for CLE "Annual June CLE" - June 11, 2024

Please join us for a continental breakfast, lunch and a fun day of CLE at the Capitol Plaza in Montpelier. While the topics are TBD, the day will consist of 6 hours of CLE for attorneys licensed in the State of Vermont.

Important notes:

Fee: $50 per attendee and will be non-refundable after May 11th.

This seminar will not be streamed or recorded.

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*NHMCLE does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the NH Minimum CLE requirement. The provider believes this course meets the requirements of NH Supreme Court Rule 53 and may qualify for credits toward the annual NHMCLE requirement. NH attendees must self-determine whether a program is eligible for credit, and self-report their attendance.

The Three Rs to Cyber Defense and Response



March 13, 2024 By Rick Diamond and Reese Lacasse

The three Rs are three basic skills taught in schools: Reading, wRiting and aRithmetic. In the arena of responding to a cybersecurity intrusion, there must also be three Rs—Resilience, Recovery and Reset.

The Challenge

Just as when you were in school, if you could read but not write, you might get by for a while, but eventually you will have issues getting ahead in life. The same holds true for a strong cybersecurity defense and response program. You must plan for the “three Rs” to be RESILIENT in your drive to keep your plans up to date and learn from past mistakes, know how you will RECOVER from a future attack and RESET your ability to conduct business.

What’s at Stake?

Everything! A company that does not take cyber defense and cyber recovery seriously will be doomed to fail. It is not a matter of IF you will ever get hacked, it is just a matter of WHEN. In 2023, the number of data compromises in the financial services industry in the United States reached 744, up from 138 such incidents in 2020. The financial services sector was the second-most targeted industry by cybersecurity incidents resulting in data compromise.

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CATIC Night at the VT Lake Monsters

Date: July 19, 2024

Time: Gates open & BBQ at 5:30pm; First pitch at 6:35pm

Join fellow CATIC agents, their staff members, and family for a BBQ and an evening under the lights as the Lake Monsters take on the New Britain Bees. We'll provide tickets to the game, BBQ dinner and $10 in ballpark spending money! Please email Katie with any questions.

Seller Impersonation Fraud is Still a Threat

Targeting unimproved, unoccupied, and often unencumbered property where the real owner lives out of town, out of state or outside the country, impersonators will usually insist on communicating remotely and will claim they cannot attend an appointment or closing in person. They commonly offer to sell the property at below market value to a purchaser willing to pay cash.

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Career Network

We often hear of firms who are hiring. While we welcome phone calls or emails, we have added a career network post under News and Announcements (bottom right-hand corner) on the VATC website.