By Elizabeth M. Miller, MBA bio Time management and organization are two of the key components to efficiency and thus, profitability. The value of organized systems in place to gather and store key data pertaining to client files and other important information cannot be overlooked. The answer to the dilemma of storing all data relating to every client file is the … [Read more...] about Making the case for case management software
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Data analytics and the legal profession
The Coalition of Technology Resources for Lawyers (CTRL), an open source community for legal practitioners, has released the results from its annual Advanced Analytics Research, revealing an uptick in analytics usage by in-house legal departments. "We are excited to present our annual research demonstrating the use and proliferation of advanced analytics in the legal … [Read more...] about Data analytics and the legal profession
Data breaches becoming more complex, pervasive, and damaging
Data breaches are becoming more complex and are no longer confined to just the IT department, but are now affecting every department within an organization. Each breach leaves a lingering, if not lasting imprint on an enterprise, finds Verizon's 2017 Data Breach Digest. As we found in the Verizon 2016 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), the human element is again front … [Read more...] about Data breaches becoming more complex, pervasive, and damaging
January 26 is Data Privacy Day. Learn how to safeguard your data
Do your employees how their information is collected, used, and stored by the devices, apps, and websites they use every day? According to a recent Pew Research Center study, 91 percent of American adults "agree" or "strongly agree" that consumers have lost control of how personal information is collected and used by companies. Additionally, 50 percent are worried about the … [Read more...] about January 26 is Data Privacy Day. Learn how to safeguard your data
The importance of backing-up your work
Is this part of your business continuity plan? Editor's picks: How to keep the office in business-as-usual shape after any kind of disaster The 5 disasters that run law firms into the ground The link between technology and your firm's continued success … [Read more...] about The importance of backing-up your work
Gone phishin’: CyLab researchers find our ability to spot phishing emails is far from perfect
Each year, tens of millions of phishing emails make it to your inbox, uncaught by your email client's spam filter. Of those, millions more slide past our own judgment and are clicked and opened. A recent study out of Carnegie Mellon's CyLab Security and Privacy Institute has revealed just how likely we are to take the bait. "Despite the fact that people were generally … [Read more...] about Gone phishin’: CyLab researchers find our ability to spot phishing emails is far from perfect
Password basics
Editor's picks: Reduce your risk of malpractice claims with a centralized calendar system HR law and employee social networking How secure is your password? Are you sure? … [Read more...] about Password basics
Business-user cyber risk more than doubled during Rio Olympic Games
Allot Communications Ltd.—a leading provider of security and monetization solutions that enable service providers to protect and personalize the digital experience—recently released a report on "How the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro Put Mobile Business Users at Risk." The analysis found that business-user sports fans' risk from malware and other online threats more than … [Read more...] about Business-user cyber risk more than doubled during Rio Olympic Games
Are you still complacent about mobile security risks?
Organizations continue to fall short when it comes to protecting corporate data on mobile apps and devices, according to the Mobile Security and Risk Review, recently released by MobileIron. Mobile threats are on the rise but only 8% of companies are enforcing OS updates and less than 5% are using App Reputation or Mobile Threat Detection software. The second edition of the … [Read more...] about Are you still complacent about mobile security risks?
Is your firm’s sensitive data being sold on eBay?
Ecommerce sites are reselling used electronics without permanently erasing data from them, according to The Leftovers: A Data Recovery Study recently released by Blancco Technology Group. Based on an analysis of 200 second-hand hard disk drives and solid state drives purchased from eBay and Craigslist in the first quarter of 2016, 67 percent of the used drives contained … [Read more...] about Is your firm’s sensitive data being sold on eBay?