10 Cybersecurity Practices to Adopt

Overview

Law firms handle some of the most sensitive data in existence — privileged communications, litigation strategy, transaction details, and personal client information — making them high-value targets for cyber threat actors. This session walks legal practitioners through ten concrete cybersecurity practices designed to reduce a firm's exposure to data breaches and cyber incidents. Beyond the technical measures themselves, the course frames cybersecurity as an element of professional responsibility, helping attorneys and firm leadership understand their ethical and operational obligations to protect client data. Panelists examine common threat vectors that affect legal environments and make the case for shifting from reactive incident response to proactive, prevention-focused security habits.

What you’ll learn

• ✓Identify the ten foundational cybersecurity practices most relevant to law firm environments
• ✓Explain why cybersecurity constitutes a professional responsibility obligation for legal practitioners
• ✓Recognize the common threat vectors and attack patterns that disproportionately target law firms
• ✓Assess current firm practices against a baseline of proactive, prevention-oriented security measures
• ✓Communicate the business and ethical case for cybersecurity investment to firm leadership and partners
• ✓Apply a prevention-first mindset when evaluating how client data is stored, shared, and protected

Curriculum

1. 1. Counsel's Code: 10 Cybersecurity Practices to Adopt

   In the digital age, where information is a currency, cybersecurity is not just a buzzword, it is a fundamental element of business strategy. From major banks to small businesses, cyber hygiene is critical for anyone who owns a device with a screen or who has made a password for an account. Today even one compromised access credential can be the Achilles heel of an organization’s entire cybersecurity posture. The stakes grow exponentially for attorneys and law firms, the parties entrusted with safeguarding sensitive client information. Ignorance is no longer an option. Not ensuring adequate protection of client information can be incredibly costly. Not only is it damaging financially, but it can destroy a firm’s reputation and shatter client trust. This is why it is critical for attorneys t

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