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Legal cloud security standards

LCCA Sets New Cloud Security Standards for Legal

LCCA Sets New Cloud Security Standards for Legal 1920 1080 Michael Beumer

Cybersecurity and protection of privileged client data are vital concerns in the legal industry. The ABA Model Rules impose a duty on lawyers to use reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized access to client data and recently made related changes to address the advances of technology. Today at ABA TECHSHOW, leaders from six legal cloud computing…

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Legal cloud security standards

Nextpoint Drafts Cloud Security Standards for Law Firms

Nextpoint Drafts Cloud Security Standards for Law Firms 1920 1080 Michael Beumer

Nearly a decade after we moved our eDiscovery platform to Amazon Web Services, making it accessible from anywhere without expensive infrastructure, it’s become increasingly common for law firms to manage their clients’ data in the cloud. Yesterday, leaders from six legal cloud computing providers – known collectively as the Legal Cloud Computing Association – released…

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4 Critical Law Firm Data Security Tips

4 Critical Law Firm Data Security Tips 150 150 Rakesh Madhava

Recently, I’ve been asking law firms to defend their decision to continue storing client and firm data on premise. The most common defense I hear from firms is that it’s risky to put it in the cloud, where it is “potentially at risk of being hacked.” Essentially, the pervasive belief in law firm data security is…

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