Technology

Does your law firm have a Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan? If not, how will you know what to do – and who to call – in the event of a cyber attack? “If you have no IRP, you are asking for a catastrophe – and one likely to make the headlines,” according to this post at Abov… Read More +

If you’re thinking of signing up for an online advertising service where you pay to get client leads, better read this proposed NC Bar opinion before you do. Under Proposed 2021 Formal Ethics Opinion 5, lawyers can’t ethically participate in a pay-per-lead program if the vendor records communicat… Read More +

The NC State Bar Grievance Committee has warned lawyers to expect “serious professional discipline” if they fail to take adequate protection against wire fraud scams. The warning appears in the Fall 2021 issue of the State Bar Journal and on the bar’s website. The full text of the “He… Read More +

Wire Fraud losses continue to plague real estate transactions, resulting in millions of dollars of losses around the country. The most common scenario is the buyer receiving altered wiring instructions. The State Bar is now holding the closing attorney accountable for this loss even though the closing attorney … Read More +

Artificial intelligence and robots in the law office might be hot topics at tech shows, but for the vast majority of lawyers, the reality is quite different. Only a miniscule number of firms are actually using AI-based tools in their practices – and that number is going down, not up. And almost one-qua… Read More +

Should you allow your remote workers to use unsecured, public Wi-Fi networks to conduct firm business? Should they only use laptops and mobile devices that have been approved by your IT team? Are you required to do due diligence into the data security practices and overall cyber-hygiene of tech vendors before… Read More +

With ransomware attacks disrupting everything from gasoline to hamburgers, it’s important to know the basics of social engineering and how to keep your firm safe. It’s all about education and training, starting with the fact that variations of social engineering have been around forever. “… Read More +

Confused like the rest of the universe about blockchain? Then what probably won’t help is to be told that blockchain is a complex type of distributed ledger technology housed on either a public or private network that records financial transactions without the need of a third-party facilitator. What mig… Read More +

If you want to boost your law firm’s online search rankings, start by chopping the complex task of Search Engine Optimization into smaller, more manageable pieces. There are four pieces to keep top of mind.  “Every successful SEO strategy consists of four components: technical SEO, engaging… Read More +

If your law firm uses a cloud application, don’t make the “lift and shift” mistake as you migrate data to that platform. That’s what happens when you move an entire program – and all its accompanying data – to the cloud in one fell swoop. In the process, you’ll also … Read More +

File removal, a cybersecurity resolution for 2021. Read More +

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As we enter October, consider a goal of taking a little time each week to think about cybersecurity.  Read More +