Law Practice Management and Technology
The Bottom Line Volume 34, No.2, August 2013
Content
- MCLE Self-Study Article: Cybersecurity -- a Top of Mind Issue That Companies Must Consider
- Book Review By Larry Meyer
- Coach's Corner: Technology, Competence and Risk in Data Security and Privacy
- MCLE Self-Study Article: Addressing Social Media Security and Privacy Challenges
- MCLE Self-Study Article: Data Security Breach Notification Laws: How They Affect Your Law Firm and Your Clients
- MCLE Self-Study Article: "Naked Online", an Excerpt from the Book "Protecting Your Internet Security"
- MCLE Self-Study Article: the Attorney as Employer: the Law Regarding Employee Privacy in Social Media Posts
- MCLE Self-Study Article: Using Client Portals to Protect Your Clients’ Privacy
- MCLE Self-Study Article: What Is Privacy in the Information Age?
- Message from the Chair: Privacy at Risk
- Message from the Guest Editor: Protecting Privacy in Your Law Practice
- MCLE Self-Study Article: the Advanced Persistent Attack and What Your Law Firm Should Do
MCLE Self-Study Article: The Advanced Persistent Attack and What Your Law Firm Should Do
By Robert Rebhan
On Monday morning when Elaine Campos arrived at her office, the French roast was brewed and seven of her nine staff members were busy getting ready for an upcoming trial. It was going to be a busy day at the law firm she owned in Los Angeles County.
Looking as confident as Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada, Elaine navigated her way to her private office with a cup of black coffee. She paused before shutting her office door and warned her assistant Nicole, she shouldnât be disturbed for the next few hours. She had to get payroll details and billing data out to her provider.
Fifteen minutes later when the door opened abruptly Nicole looked at her boss and immediately thought heart attack. She jumped up bolting to Elaineâs side. She took Elaine by the arm, steadying the normally unflappable woman. Elaine sat on the edge of her assistantâs desk. âPhone 911,â she breathed. âWeâve been robbed.â