Tag Archives: Cyber Security Risks
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
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
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
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
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
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
Survey Series, Part 6: Study Summary and Next Steps to an Effective Email Encryption Strategy
During the past six weeks, we’ve examined the key findings of the Ponemon Institute study “The State of Email Encryption.” If you haven’t had a chance to read our survey blog series, here’s what you need to take away: • … Continue reading
SEC Cyber Security Disclosure Guidance
Our very own Jim Brashear, General Counsel for ZixCorp, published a guest post for Peter Vogel’s Internet, Information Technology and e-Discovery Blog. Jim reviews the SEC’s recent disclosure guidance regarding cyber security risks. He also offers a list of five … Continue reading
