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Cybersecurity & Ethical Pitfalls of Everyday Law Office Computing
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Length: 03:00
Practicing anywhere at any time is no longer just a dream for lawyers-it’s a reality. However, that reality also comes with responsibility and risks! Under Model Rule 1.6 lawyers must take reasonable precautions to protect client info and data that is in their custody! In this seminar, we will discuss the ethical and malpractice pitfalls of mobile, cloud, and general everyday law office computing. We will learn about Cloud options and address how to safely store documents, data, and programs in the cloud and on mobile devices. Learn what programs and features you should and must use with Cloud storage options like Dropbox, Box & OneDrive. We will also discuss security vulnerabilities related to documents, emails, and metadata associated with those files. We will also discuss how to properly delete client data, assign passwords, and dispose of computer equipment while protecting client privacy. Finally, we will discuss the essential elements of your firm’s cybersecurity plan.
Topics include:
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Why Lawyers are Targets, New Rules Cloud Computing
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Cloud Computing
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Firm Security
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Proper Redaction
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Email Encryption
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Lawyer’s Duty to Disclose Data Breaches
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Lawyer’s Duty to Properly Scrub/Dispose of Computers
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Lawyer’s Duty to Properly Scrub / Dispose of Computers
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Password Management & Two Factor Authentication
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Elements of your Firm’s Cybersecurity Plan
Paul J. Unger, Affinity Consulting Group
Speaker: Paul J. Unger, Affinity Consulting Group
Paul J. Unger is a nationally recognized speaker, author and thought-leader in the legal technology industry. He is an attorney and founding principal of Affinity Consulting Group, a nationwide consulting company providing legal technology consulting, continuing legal education, and training.
He is the author of dozens legal technology manuals and publications, including recent published books, Tame the Digital Chaos – A Lawyer’s Guide to Distraction, Time, Task & Email Management (2017) and PowerPoint in an Hour for Lawyers (2014). He served as Chair of the ABA Legal Technology Resource Center (2012-13, 2013-14)(www.lawtechnology.org/), Chair of ABA TECHSHOW (2011)(www.techshow.com), and served as Planning Chair for the 2016 ACLEA Mid-Year Conference in Savannah, GA. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Columbus Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, Ohio Association for Justice, and New York State Bar Association, and specializes in document and case management, paperless office strategies, trial presentation and litigation technology, and legal-specific software training and professional development for law firms and legal departments throughout the United States, Canada and Australia. Mr. Unger has provided trial presentation consultation for over 400 cases. In his spare time, he likes to run and restore historic homes.
