Gone are the days of naively assuming our confidential data is secure. Increasingly, clients, stakeholders, regulators and others are demanding proof that firms are actively protecting the personally identifiable information to which they have access, and this evidence is being demanded both before and after security incidents. It is imperative law firms have the positions and processes in place to handle security incidents with urgency, accuracy and completeness.

 

Topics: cybersecurity, Articles, Client Audits, Privacy

It happens so innocently: an employee logs into email, sees a message that his password needs to be updated in Outlook and clicks on the link provided. But the email wasn’t generated by Microsoft, it was sent from a cybercriminal who had an email address that looked legitimate. Suddenly, an attack has been launched on your employee and your firm.

The time is now to better understand your firm’s weaknesses. What systems are vulnerable? How can you best secure the environment? How can you best secure data stored in the cloud? How can you best secure on-premises infrastructure? How do you secure your firm’s general computing environment?

Our article “The Top 6 Penetration Testing Fails” will help you answer these extremely tough questions.

We'd love to share advice on enhancing your firm's cybersecurity. Call us at 1-800-541-0450 or email us at sales@innovativecomp.com to get started. 

 

Topics: cybersecurity, Cybercrime, Articles, Information Security, Penetration Testing

Everyone needs to know what to do in the event of a successful cyberattack.

Topics: Security, Training, Technology Consulting, cybersecurity, Ransomware, FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, US-CERT, IC3, Secret Service, PII, Federal Trade Commission, Cybercrime, Publications, Articles, Information Security

Topics: Partners, Microsoft, Office 365, Articles

"What steps should a legal professional take to tackle an info management challenge?"

Topics: IT Tips, ILTA, Articles

 

Topics: Articles

News this week that a series of cyberattacks and data breaches at North American law firms in 2015 was worse than initially reported (isn't that always the case?) was seemingly timed with the release of a bevy of new articles and information sheets on cybersecurity by our staff.

Topics: Security, Technology Consulting, Cloud, IT Tips, cybersecurity, Cybercrime, Email Security, Articles, Information Security

Topics: Technology Consulting, cybersecurity, Cybercrime, Articles

Improving your law firm's information security infrastructure, protocols and policies doesn't have to be as time-consuming as you may think. Indeed, making small daily changes and updates to ensure your data is secure is just as important as the first day you turn on your new cybersecurity solution. Doing this allows you to stay on top of changes in the security environment, software and hardware updates and other functions that often fall between the cracks.

 

Topics: Technology Consulting, IT Tips, cybersecurity, Cybercrime, Articles, Information Security

Moving to the cloud is an important decision. Let our CEO Michael Kemps walk you through important security aspects of the cloud in his new article.

Topics: Security, Cloud, Cloud Storage, cybersecurity, Cybercrime, Articles