Category: IT Tech Series, CAT: Ethics/Social Media & Technology, NLADA ... (show more) Category: IT Tech Series, CAT: Ethics/Social Media & Technology, NLADA, ST: Connecticut, ST: Illinois, ST: Indiana, ST: Iowa, ST: Minnesota, ST: Nebraska, ST: Ohio, ST: Pennsylvania, ST: Tennessee, ST: Virginia, ST: Wisconsin (show less)

Cyber Security Protection for Lawyers (2026) equips attorneys to prevent, detect, and respond to modern threats. We’ll cover phishing, deepfakes and AI-driven fraud, ransomware, data-loss prevention, secure communications, vendor/cloud risks, and practical safeguards (MFA, encryption, backups, zero-trust). Learn incident-response steps, breach-notification basics, ethics and confidentiality duties, and insurer expectations. Attendees leave with a prioritized checklist, policy templates, and recommended low-cost tools suited to solo, small, and midsize practices.
Attendees will learn how to:

• Identify top cybersecurity threats facing lawyers in 2026.
• Understand ethical duties to protect client data.
• Spot phishing, spoofing, and AI-driven scams.
• Secure email, cloud, and remote systems effectively.
• Create a practical incident-response plan.
• Use affordable security tools for small firms.
• Align cyber insurance with risk management goals.
• Apply a prioritized cybersecurity checklist immediately.

The following ethics rules will be addressed:
ABA Model Rule 1.1 – Competence
 ABA Model Rule 1.4 – Communication
 ABA Model Rule 1.6 – Confidentiality of Information
 ABA Model Rule 1.15 – Safekeeping Property