Cyber Security: A Guide for Law Firms (Paper)

Materials comprised of a Paper and PowerPoint Handout.

Presenters:

Lloyd Gallagher, Managing Partner, Gallagher & Co
Arran Hunt, Partner, Stace Hammond
Edwin Lim, Partner, Hudson Gavin Martin
Campbell McKenzie, Director, Incident Response Solutions

Synopsis:

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and few minutes of cyber-incident to ruin it.” — Stephane Nappo (Global Head Information Security for Société Générale International Banking since 2011)

The risk to cyber security is real. You should treat it as a matter of when, rather than if, your firm will be hacked. For many NZ law firms, the once unthinkable has already happened. A breach can be extremely (and possibly cripplingly) costly – in terms of loss of information and money, downtime and loss of trust. As well as attempting to salvage your reputation with your clients, you may be attempting to manage a breach of the Rules of Conduct and Client Care, an investigation by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner and/or afford increased insurance premiums – if you can still get cover. Our experienced panel will provide practical guidance on what you can do to bolster your defences in the face of faceless, innumerable and ever-inventive enemies.

These materials will help you:

In respect of cyber security:

• Get to grips with the threat and risk – the statistics are alarming.
• Become better apprised of what you need to protect and how you should do so, including the pros and cons of having an in-house vs an external provider.
• Gain insights into what proactive and reactive approaches look like and the costs of each, and how to get the most out of your cyber security budget and spend.
• Find out how to respond in the event of a breach – including who needs to be contacted and when.
• Benefit from receiving a top 10 to-do list.

Intended audience

Principals, partners and directors, and practice managers, of firms regardless of their size.
The threat to your cyber security is real; the impacts of a breach are significant and wide-ranging. Could your firm weather the loss of information, money, time and trust? Our panel will guide you on how to bolster your defences.