Gulam Zade, CEO of LogicForce.
After the transition to remote-work models in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, lawyers faced an uptick in security and privacy issues. Many home networks were not as secure as those in the office. Cyber criminals took advantage of fear and confusion surrounding the virus and deployed targeted phishing scams. Insecure passwords and the use of personal devices for work tasks put private data at high risk for exposure.
Fortunately, now, months later, many law firms have been able to overcome remote work security concerns through the use of cloud technology, trainings and the implementation and execution of updated, companywide security policies and procedures. Now that security challenges have been addressed, law firms must face their next hurdle: efficiency. As many law firms and their corporate clients continue to work remotely, they need to increase efficiency in this nontraditional environment. Here are a few places to begin.
