Recorded Webinar: IT Security for Lawyers – Protecting Client Information and Guarding Confidential Data (Practice Mgmt & Business Skills)

IT security is front of mind for law firms right now, particularly in light of recent cyber security breaches involving practitioners. It’s vital that practitioners are across how to best manage the risks - a cyber breach will impact not only your legal obligations, but also damage your brand and disrupt your practice. This session examines how to best protect against cyber security breaches, including:

• Identifying where your vulnerabilities lie in your practice:

  • sensitive client information

  • bank account details

  • transfer of funds

• Impacts of cyber breaches - an overview

• Implementing an appropriate cyber security plan and conducting an IT health check:

  • firewalls and anti-virus protection - criteria for assessment

  • encryption in law firm data security

  • computer lockdowns in the law firm

  • keeping up with upgrades

• Limiting employee (and former employee) access to data

• Managing remote work IT and data security

• What should be in your policies?

• Use of external consultants for IT security issues: who, what and where

• Case study - Recent cyber security breaches affecting the legal sector