Cybersecurity for Lawyers: Is Your Firm Safe From Cyber Attacks?

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According to the American Bar Association, 25% of law firms experienced a cyber breach in 2021. Cyber attacks are on the rise and continue to destroy businesses and reputations across the country.

This course will teach you the five critical steps to protect your law firm and client data from malicious cyber attacks. These crucial steps will dramatically increase your overall security stance and lessen your chances of becoming a victim of cybercriminals. Cyber attacks are on the rise, and every business is at risk.

Learning Objectives: 

  • Acknowledge your current cybersecurity risks
  • Identify the cybersecurity legal and ethical obligations lawyers must follow
  • Distinguish the difference between InfoSec and InfoTech
  • Implement the NIST Cybersecurity Framework
  • Apply the 5 White House Recommendations to prevent ransomware attacks

About the Presenters

Tom Kirkham

IronTech Security

Practice Area: Other

Tom Kirkham, founder and CEO of IronTech Security, provides cybersecurity defense systems. He focuses on educating and encouraging organizations to establish a security-first environment with cybersecurity training programs for all workers to prevent successful attacks. Kirkham brings over three decades of software design, network administration, computer security, and cybersecurity knowledge to organizations around the country. Tom is a 2x Amazon Best Seller, and his new book is Hack the Rich—A Cybersecurity Parable.

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Ronald Hedges, Esq.

Dentons

Practice Area: Trial (+ 1 other areas)

Ronald is a member of Dentons' Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice group. He has extensive experience in e-discovery and in the management of complex litigation and has served as a special master, arbitrator, and mediator. He also consults on the management and discovery of electronically stored information (“ESI”).Ron Hedges was a United States Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey from 1986 to 2007. While a magistrate judge, he was the Compliance Judge for the Court Mediation Program, a member of the Lawyers Advisory Committee, and both a member of and reporter for, the Civil ...

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