Few law firms seem to fully appreciate the level of risk attorneys and staff truly represent. As a user of firm technology, any individual’s actions can unintentionally circumvent the security tools IT support has deployed. This program will try to address this problem by focusing on how to secure the users of technology by creating awareness of how social engineering attacks occur and coupling that with passing along knowledge of how the attacks themselves can be circumvented.
Notoriously, law firms are a one-stop shop for cybercriminals because, unlike most businesses, they hold the data of many companies and individuals. 27% of law firms now acknowledge that they have been breached. Ethics rules require that lawyers take “reasonable” steps to protect their confidential data. But what’s reasonable? Our legal cybersecurity experts will weigh in.
According to the ABA's 2023 Legal Technology Survey Report, 29% of U.S. law firms have been breached by cyber criminals. In this non-CLE accredited free webinar, cybersecurity experts from Sensei Enterprises will run through real-world examples of recent attacks to law firms, discuss your law firm's ethical duty to protect client data, and offer some tangible tools and tips to help you do just that.
Professional hackers are targeting attorneys, regardless of firm size, in attempts to gain access to confidential information, financial accounts, and other valuable data. Attorneys hold large amounts of sensitive data, and as a result, face a daily barrage of cyberattacks. In this fast-paced talk, Sherri will walk you through an actual attack to show how attackers break into attorneys’ computer systems. Then, she’ll go over how a law firm can build a strong defense against these attackers and show what attorneys can do to effectively defend their law firm, their client data, and other valuable assets against cyberattacks.
With professional hackers and cybersecurity criminals posing a constant threat to law firms big and small, the reality is that your firm’s sensitive data will always be a target. The good news is this risk can be averted by a few simple and cost-effective security strategies which you’ll learn in this cybersecurity course.
Assessing your cybersecurity is more important in the work-from-home environment where vulnerabilities are far greater and hackers are focused on exploiting them. While the process may seem overwhelming, with a little bit of education, you will learn how you can further strengthen your firm’s security posture.
Law firms handle sensitive client information, making them attractive targets for cybercriminals. The responsibility of everyone in the law firm to protect client information doesn't fade just because the office setting has changed. Is your firm taking every possible step to safeguard client data?
“The Firm Retreat” is a 3-hour Ethics CLE consisting of three 15-minute videos taking us behind the scenes as a law firm holds its annual staff retreat. A panel of your peers will apply the Rules of Professional Conduct to their analysis of the issues presented. During the panel discussions, attendees will be encouraged to ask questions and share comments.
The topic of ChatGPT and the rise of AI in the legal profession is white-hot. This title, by the way, was devised by ChatGPT and seems to intrigue lawyers! There are already a lot of lawyers utilizing AI, in particular, ChatGPT. So in this 1-hour CLE, Sharon Nelson and John Simek of Sensei Enterprises, a leading cybersecurity firm for lawyers based in Virginia will address the ethical and practice management implications of this evolving technology.