Firms looking to be more secure with their data both internally and with their mobile devices should focus first on the cultural barriers to greater security within their firm. Attorneys and professionals who don’t want to be inconvenienced by enhanced security like multi-factor authentication need to be persuaded that the risks far outweigh the inconvenience. Loss of client confidence, professional liability, and the potential for restitution damages are very dire consequences from not securing company, employee or customer data. Making busy professionals understand the trade-offs required for a more secure environment will lay the cultural groundwork that can lead to the introduction of heightened security measures like passwords on handhelds, encrypted drives, and SSLVPN connections for remote access.

We recently presented to ALISM on the topic of securing mobile data. Please talk to us if you have questions or concerns on this topic. We might be able to help.