This is going to be a short read. When it comes to whether or not your law firm needs a CIO, the greatest and most clear indicator is that you’re asking the question to begin with. After helping DC law firms navigate technology for nearly 25 years, our company has
Being able to securely access your business files and documents from anywhere is now just as important as being able to receive your email from anywhere. In today’s world, business – quite literally – moves at the speed of light. Many times, you need to have instant access to ALL
Every. Single. Time. Every single time I open a news website or publication, I learn about yet another cyber-attack. Based on this, I’m not surprised that a recent Symantec study found that 40% of cyber-attacks are against organizations with fewer than 500 employees. And, according to the National Cyber
Forrester data from March 2015 shows that 63% of SMBs, globally, consider purchasing or upgrading their disaster recovery or business continuity capabilities to be a high or critical priority. Top drivers behind the need to improve disaster recovery capabilities are regulatory and legal pressures (38%), fiduciary responsibility to various
Recently, we published an article detailing the key elements of a successful password policy. With the increasing frequency (and severity) of cyberattacks, this is a hot-button issue. No matter how strong your passwords may be, however, you won’t be protected from much of anything if they find their way
Disasters can be, well, even more disastrous to law firms because their responsibility to protect client data does not dissipate post-disaster. In fact, former ABA President Steve Zack was quoted as saying, “They [law firms] must represent the client competently and diligently, safeguard client’s property, and maintain client confidentiality and
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