How IT support can help solicitors, barristers and legal practices protect their client data and improve their productivity.
Ensure your legal practice is carrying out proactive management of your I.T. systems and managing the risk of handling sensitive client data.
Cybercrime is rampant, indiscriminate, and evolving rapidly. It is difficult to keep track of the ever-growing list of viruses and malware that can infiltrate your I.T system.
Make sure your legal practice investing in I.T. support & security services. When you correctly protect your I.T. systems you minimise the damage that can be caused to your legal practice.
7 ways Solicitors can plan their IT Support
- Complete a risk audit. Identify areas that may be a source of weakness.
- What are the current measures to minimise the disruption caused by a virus/malware infection?
- What gaps exist in your IT infrastructure. Who is responsible for maintaining and managing your IT systems.?
- Do you have a backup in place, are they secure and updated regularly?
- Enhance the technology and monitoring systems that currently operate in the business.
- Seek expert guidance to ensure you are investing wisely in your IT infrastructure.
It’s not the initial attack that just costs your business money. There is a considerable expense in repairing and recovering data from IT systems.
Protect your business now, and save on lost productivity, loss of client data, reputational damage, and a very stressful situation.
In PwC’s Irish Economic Crime Survey 2020 Pat Moran (Partner PWC) found that cybercrime in Ireland was double that of the global average.
As one of the data hubs of Europe, we rank 7th in the list of countries most vulnerable and targeted by cybercriminals.
There is a growing trend of attacking SMEs and larger companies as the financial gains are greater. Recently it was found that 81% of Ransomware cases reported occurred in the workplace.
There are many sophisticated ways in which cybercriminals can gain access to your critical data and I.T systems. Follow the below safeguarding practices to help protect your business and client’s data from being easily accessed.
- Complete a risk audit. Identify areas that may be a source of weakness.
- What are the current measures to minimise the disruption caused by a virus/malware infection?
- What gaps exist in your IT infrastructure. Who is responsible for maintaining and managing your IT systems.?
- Do you have a backup in place, are they secure and updated regularly?
- Enhance the technology and monitoring systems that currently operate in the business.
- Seek expert guidance to ensure you are investing wisely in your IT infrastructure.
Protecting your business from cybercrime is essential and does not cost a lot in comparison to the damage that can be caused if data is hacked or lost.
“Prepare. Respond. Emerge stronger” isn’t a single step. It’s an ongoing, iterative cycle of
learning and improvement – because a key part of emerging stronger is preparing the right response for next time. The message is clear. Fraud doesn’t stand still, and neither can your company’s approach to it.”
Pat Moran, Partner PWC
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