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Wikileaks, DDoS, and Russia, Oh My! If your nerves haven’t been rattled by the October 21st DNS attacks, they should have been. The hysterical tenor of the US election drowns everything out, but this news was a real doozy. Many sites, including Twitter, Spotify, and AirBnB were inaccessible due to one of the largest denial […]
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The legal profession has embraced cloud computing – slowly, but surely – over the past decade. With it comes measures to secure your firm’s and clients’ information. See: 10 Actionable Privacy, Security & Encryption Tips. Start by securing accounts with difficult-to-crack, unique passwords. The best way to manage strong, secure passwords, including the ones you […]
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Law firms store lots of client files and personal information on computers and in the office. Protecting the data can be both affordable and simple to do. Here are a few tips to keep in mind whenever you’re dealing with important files. Computer Security Data breaches are a growing problem for firms. To keep your computers secure, you’ll need a […]
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Here’s the slide deck from the latest episode in our Legal Productivity webinar series: Cybersecurity: How To Protect Your Law Firm Data – with Jenn Topper. And, here’s a summary that Jenn provided after the presentation: Today’s law firms are far behind the curve on protecting client data as well as their own data. In […]
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Dropbox is one of the most popular business apps used by attorneys. To allay security concerns, the service offers two-step verification and other modern encryption methods to transfer and store your data. Encryption applications like Boxcryptor add another layer of security by encrypting files before they’re added to Dropbox. During a recent email conversation, I […]
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Here’s the slide deck from the latest edition of our Legal Productivity webinar series: Securing Your iPhone and iPad: Don’t Put Your Client’s Data at Risk – with Tom Lambotte, GlobalMac IT. There’s a lot more to security and protecting client data than enabling the password on your mobile device. Tom shares his top three: […]
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The best – and most secure – way to manage your myriad logins is to use a password manager. Fortunately, there are a few good options to choose from. We’ve talked about 1Password and Dashlane. There’s also the popular LastPass. (the premium model is subscription based.) Another great option, is oneSafe, the most affordable of […]
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It’s easier to swipe a client file from a desk or file cabinet than to hack into someone’s Dropbox account. But, lawyers are rightly concerned about following ethical guidelines to ensure confidentiality of client information. If you’re on the fence about using Dropbox, ramp up security first, then dive in. Here are five ways to […]
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For lawyers and anyone who works with sensitive documents, TrueCrypt, the free open-source disk encryption software, provides an extra layer of protection (and peace of mind) for information stored on computers, mobile devices, or in the cloud. Encrypting your hard drive If your computer or mobile device is lost or stolen, or just sitting on […]
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It seems that the number of login usernames and passwords increases on a daily basis, and each website requires a different set of letters, numbers and symbols for their passwords. Unless you have an eidetic memory or don’t mind navigating the nightmarish “Forgot my password” progression, the question of using a password manager should not […]