Hackers are now targeting small law firms because of the wealth of info in client files that can be used for identity theft - in family law, estate planning, real estate, elder law and other matters. And Mass. law requires you to notify clients of a data breach - do you really want to have to do that?
Many IT providers will tell you that you're "safe," but they actually provide minimal safeguards and lawyers often inadvertently undermine them.
This practical two-hour seminar will teach you what small firms need to know and do now to protect themselves from this major threat. You'll learn:
- What's required under the Mass. data protection laws
- How to really protect laptops, backup media, cloud storage and thumb drives
- Ways to use cloud storage smartly and securely
- The password mistakes lawyers constantly make
- The dangers of wireless networks
- When and how to encrypt data
- How to safely dispose of old equipment – your digital copier has a memory!
- The surprising risks of using older software versions
- Does your insurance policy cover investigating and remedying a breach? Most don't
- And much more!
Moderator: Heidi S. Alexander, Esq., Law Practice Management Advisor, Mass. Law Office Management Assistance Program
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