Digital Detectives

Bad Tech Habits Your Firm Needs to Break


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Whether you’re willing to admit it or not, no firm is too small to be a target for hackers. Each and every one—from large firms all the way down to solo attorneys—is susceptible to cybersecurity incidents. So, how do you avoid becoming a statistic? Sharon Nelson and John Simek talk with Mark Bassingthwaighte about the bad tech habits of law firms that lead to breaches and what to do to fix your security vulnerabilities. 

Check out these resources from today’s conversation: 

  • Social Engineering Awareness Training
  • Vishing – An Old Scam with a New Twist
  • KnowBe4 Blog
  • SANS.org
  • OUCH! Newsletter
  • SenseiEnt.com
  • For more on cyber security risk mitigation from ALPS, subscribe to the ALPS Blog at: https://blog.alpsinsurance.com/blog-subscribe

    Mark Bassingthwaighte, Esq. has been a Risk Manager with ALPS, the nation’s largest direct writer of lawyers’ malpractice insurance, since 1998.

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