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PEER TO PEER: THE QUARTERLY MAGAZINE OF ILTA | SPRING 2018
Protecting Your Law Firm: Two Experts Discuss Website and Data Security
ASK THE EXPERT
Protecting Your Law
Firm: Two Experts
Discuss Website and
Data Security
How has digital security evolved with technology?
Michael Kolb: As more data becomes available
online, so do the risks associated with hosting it. Law
firms have a duty to keep data secure. Fortunately,
they can use processes and technologies to keep their
websites and client data safe.
Zachary Peer: Digital security continuously
advances to match the sophistication of cybercriminals.
Law firms should consider four security measures:
» Web applications firewalls (WAFs).
» Monitoring web logs.
» Vulnerability scanning.
» Distributed denial-of-service protection (DDoS).
WAFs and DDoS protection shield websites
from malicious incoming requests. Monitoring web
logs – lists of incoming web activity – allows law firms
to detect unusual activities. Vulnerability scanning
uncovers potential weaknesses in a law firm's
security measures.
It is one thing to understand the importance of law firm
cybersecurity but another entirely to thwart increasingly
sophisticated cyberattacks. Such attacks can harm a law firm's
digital presence and integrity and result in issues ranging from
blocked website traffic to exposed confidential client information.
We recently sat down with Michael Kolb, chief information and
security officer at Dickinson Wright, and Zachary Peer, technology
director at digital agency One North, to discuss how to keep
websites and data secure.