The Importance of Cybersecurity for Attorneys

 Posted on March 30,2017 in OVC Lawyer Marketing

Most people—even those who have never experienced a brush with the law in any form—are familiar with the concepts of attorney-client privilege and confidentiality. While the two are not the same, they both afford protections to a client who has retained professional legal representation. The attorney-client privilege is generally a procedural privilege which generally provides that the client’s lawyer cannot be compelled to testify or provide evidence—including notes, memos, and other documents generated as a result of being retained—against the client. Confidentiality is a broader concept and prevents the attorney from revealing information he or she received from his or her client without the client’s express, informed consent.

Over the last several decades, a new challenge has arisen for attorneys in protecting their clients’ confidential information. With more and more systems becoming digital for the sake of stability, efficiency, convenience, the likelihood of client information being hacked or stolen through electronic means has also increased.

Protecting Clients’ Information