Category Archives: Privacy
Going the Extra Mile Delivers Competitive Advantage
Email encryption enables businesses to confidently exchange sensitive information with customers and partners. It protects outbound email and automatically encrypts any replies. But what happens when customers and partners need to initiate a secure email from their side? How can … Continue reading
Posted in Email Encryption Trends, Privacy, Simple to Use
Tagged Communication, Customer Confidence, Ease of use, Mobility, privacy, Security
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Law Firm: Cryptography is Going Mainstream
On the Privacy and Security Matters blog sponsored by the Mintz Levin law firm, Sara Crasson has a great observation about the growing use and importance of encryption to protect sensitive data – including sensitive data in email. The Internet … Continue reading
Boilerplate Confidentiality Notices in Email – Why Bother?
Recent conversations on the Association of Corporate Counsel message boards have considered whether there is any value in appending to emails an automated notice to the effect that the contents may be confidential or privileged. Law firms typically include those notices at … Continue reading
Posted in Legal Industry, Privacy
Tagged ABA, Association of Corporate Counsel, Communication, Cyber Security Risks, Email Leaks, Ethics, Legal Industry, Security
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ABA: Lawyers Must Implement Reasonable Data Security for Client Information
This week, the American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates adopted changes to Model Rule 1.6 of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct. New subsection (c) adds the following sentence to the model rule: “A lawyer shall make reasonable … Continue reading
Posted in Legal Industry, Privacy
Tagged ABA, Cloud, Communication, Cyber Security Risks, Data Loss, Email Leaks, Ethics, Legal Industry, Security
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Lawyer Use of Cloud Services, Part 2 – Reasonable Steps to Protect Confidentiality and Privacy
Part one of our discussion of the evolving ethics rules about lawyers’ use of Cloud services covered Massachusetts State Bar Opinion 12-03 (May 2012). In part two, I’d like to explore steps lawyers should consider in light of the Massachusetts … Continue reading
Posted in Legal Industry, Privacy
Tagged Cloud, Communication, Cyber Security Risks, Data Loss, Email Leaks, Ethics, Legal Industry, Security
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Lawyer Use of Cloud Services Versus Email – An Ethical Distinction Without a Practical Difference
In earlier Legal Industry Series posts, we’ve examined the evolving ethics rules concerning lawyers’ duty to protect the confidentiality of client information transmitted via the internet or stored in the “Cloud.” In August 2012, the American Bar Association delegates will … Continue reading
Posted in Legal Industry, Privacy
Tagged Cloud, Communication, Cyber Security Risks, Data Loss, Email Leaks, Ethics, Legal Industry, Security
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Guest Article on Attorneyatwork.com
Our very own Jim Brashear contributed an article for the Daily Dispatch via www.attorneyatwork.com. Titled “Sensitive Email? Things to Know Before Hitting Send,” Jim covers the top five things lawyers need to consider before emailing sensitive information. Read the full … Continue reading
Posted in Email Encryption Trends, Legal Industry, Privacy
Tagged Breaches, Communication, Cyber Security Risks, Email Leaks, Ethics, Legal Industry, Security
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Recent State Bar Opinion Offers Law Firms Guidance on Cloud Data Security
With the American Bar Association (ABA) TECHSHOW coming up later this month in Chicago, it’s an opportune time to review a recent state bar opinion regarding law firms’ use of cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Because our ZixCorp Email Encryption Services are … Continue reading
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Tagged Communication, Cyber Security Risks, Data Loss, Email Leaks, Ethics, Legal Industry, Security
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Interesting Post by Privacy Professor
The Privacy Professor Blog recently covered “Encryption: Myths and Musts.” The five myths highlighted were: 1. Using SSL or HTTPS encrypts data everywhere. 2. Encryption is too expensive for SMBs. 3. Encryption is too hard to use. 4. By using … Continue reading
TLS: Out with Old Risks, In with New Features
Many organizations try to reduce the risks of email by implementing transport layer security (TLS) between email servers. TLS is a protocol that’s designed to provide privacy between communicating servers and their users on the Internet. When an organization’s server … Continue reading
Posted in Email Encryption Trends, Privacy, Simple to Use, Technology
Tagged Data Loss, Ease of use, policies, Security, TLS, Transparency
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