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the quarterly magazine of ILTA 9 Peer to Peer the past couple of years, and there are some new players providing sophisticated and effective controls to block the bad stuff. So, even if you already have a solution in place, you may want to reevaluate how effective it is against today's threats. • Get your patch management house in order. Push patches quickly upon their release and then validate that they've been applied. This includes not just Windows patches, but all the readers and players, such as Acrobat, Flash and QuickTime. • beef up your end-point antivirus protection. Most vendors are now updating their signatures several times a day. Make sure your system is configured to pull them when they're available, rather than just checking for updates once a day. If your system is capable of blocking suspicious software behavior, see if you can enable that feature. This can be tricky due to potential false positives, but it's an excellent means of preventing infection by new malware that your vendor hasn't yet created signatures for. Last, if your license is up for renewal, it's time to reevaluate the software you're using. In particular, look at proactive detection benchmarks as a guide to who's leading the market. • if you don't already have one, consider implementing an intrusion detection system that looks at your internal network traffic (as opposed to all the noise hitting your firewall). These systems can detect unusual traffic and can alert you if something is spreading, or trying to spread, within your network. Some systems can be configured to automatically block such traffic. ILTA Gaby Dowling has over 15 years of experience in legal it and currently oversees all aspects of Proskauer's data security initiatives. she works closely with the partnership to ensure the firm is in compliance with various regulations such as hiPaa and the Massachusetts Data Privacy laws. Previously she was Manager of Desktop applications at sullivan & cromwell llP, where she was responsible for threat and vulnerability assessment and remediation, patch management, and anti-malware systems. Gaby has participated in various industry panels and presentations and currently serves on ilta's Risk Management Peer Group steering committee. she can be reached at gdowling@proskauer.com. We're talking about risk management online right now. ILTA MEMBERS, join your peers online in the ILTA E-Group discussion forums. This popular member benefit is a members-only, topic-driven, online forum designed to improve communication among peers. There is no better place to get advice, exchange ideas, learn from first-hand experience and benefit from the knowledge of other legal IT professionals. How does it work? Log in to E-Groups from the ILTA homepage and subscribe the forums that interest you. New posts and replies will be sent to your e-mail inbox as often as you like. Post a message or reply of your own to get answers and recommendations from your peers. Who can subscribe? Any employee of a member law firm or law department can subscribe to any ILTA e-group. TAKE THE CONVERSATION ONLINE Don't miss out on one of the most important benefits of ILTA membership.

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