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September 1, 2017 | All Technology Topics, Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity and Email Encryption 101 for Lawyers

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This webinar has been approved for 1.0 hour of General CLE Credit including 1.0 hour of Technology CLE Credit. Course #: 2729.

Are you at risk of getting hacked? Do you encrypt your emails containing sensitive information? Lawyers, it’s time to become knowledgeable on the dos and don’ts of cybersecurity and secure messaging.

Florida attorneys have an ethical obligation to take precautions regarding security, which also means the stakes are higher if you don’t take proper steps to protect your firm’s systems and your clients’ information.

In this session, you’ll discover the most important things you need to know to be digitally secure. We’ll go over a checklist and best practices to ensure that your systems are not vulnerable to a data breach. We’ll also discuss some practical tools you can use to encrypt emails for secure communication.

Learning Objectives:

  • Tools and policies you can put in place today to protect your firm and its confidential data
  • How to create a password policy that is safe and simple
  • Email encryption tools and workflows that you can implement with your staff and clients
  • How to safeguard your networks–including details about using VPN for remote access

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