Cyberattacks on law firms are quickly on the rise. The June 25th edition of the Wall Street Journal included an article that serves as warning to Law Firms to tighten up IT security. With firms relying so heavily on technology, hackers are taking advantage of loose security policies and uneducated users to steal sensitive data, confidential information, and even record phone messages. A data breach can be disastrous for your firm; damaging client-attorney confidentiality, the firm's reputation and, ultimately, the bottom line.
Your firm's security vulnerabilities are not limited to weak passwords, unencrypted email, and lost or stolen devices; the bad guys are also preying on the users that click links in trojan emails or text messages and leave a laptop at the airport with no password protection. Other resources that may have been thought secure can become issues as well; online file storage tools like DropBox, Google Drive, and SugarSync all come with risks.
However, preventative
measures can be taken to keep hackers out. It’s key to educate the firm's users
to identify security risks and hacker's phishing attempts when handling email
and surfing the web. The unaware user can be the firm's weakest link when
security is concerned. It is also critical that owner's understand the resources
in their network (firewalls, laptops, password policies, mobile phones, online
services, etc...) and have them audited regularly.
Zarti techs can perform
a full IT evaluation that often uncovers security threats and offer solutions on
reducing them. We can also train your staff on what to watch out for. Utilizing
the services of a technology consulting firm like Zarti Group offers business owners the comfort of
knowing security patches are being implemented on a monthly schedule and that
their security tools are configured properly. If you require assistance figuring
out where your firm is vulnerable, please don't hesitate to contact me at
732-395-4281 or jedwards@zartigroup.com.