Professional Services Archive
Robust information security practices are critical to the legal sector – yet there is a notable gap between the risks that firms face and their ability to mitigate them. Gaining ISO 27001 certification – the international standard for information security …
As law firms transform their IT operations to help manage new cases, third-party organisations are increasingly being given access to business critical information. But with outsourcing come risks. Once a law firm has identified some of the risks of outsourcing, then …
As reported in RTÉ news, over a dozen law firms have been held ransom in recent weeks by cyber criminals using ransomware and demanding tens of thousands of euros. The ransomware works by getting into a computer system and encrypting …
As the legal sector undergoes transformation and seeks help in using new technology to manage cases, third-party organisations are increasingly being given access to business critical information. There are a number of drivers for this, including the introduction of alternative …
A recent risk management survey by Legal Business and Marsh found that “IT security breach/data management accident or breach” was the highest risk to law firms in terms of the damage it could cause and the likelihood of it occurring. …
