5 IT security tips for your law firm

As cyberattacks grow, the need to protect digital assets and network devices becomes even greater. IT security has increasingly become a strategic sector for the functioning of any organization. The objective of IT Security is to guarantee the reliability, integrity and availability of the company’s information, the breach of any of these 3 pillars directly impacts the company’s revenue.

This fight against network “dangers” must be carried out daily and 24 hours a day, considering that unmapped threats emerge at all times.

In the legal environment, the situation is no different. The necessary care regarding the various information in the office, as well as that received from clients, needs to be secure. It is necessary to adopt security measures, as law firms deal with sensitive information, after all, their lawyers are part of the judiciary, legally supporting companies, defending their clients’ interests, developing contracts and a series of other activities.

There are several ways to ensure information security. Check out some tips that can protect your company’s data!

Train your team

A large investment in security equipment can easily be wasted if your employees do not have adequate knowledge about good practices regarding the use of their computers and handling of company information. A simple printed document on an employee’s desk is a risk, which could become an impact if this information is leaked, for example.

Have a Firewall

This type of equipment is designed to protect your internal network and act as a bridge to the Internet. This checks for threats to the internal network, malicious websites, malicious files traveling on the network, testing of suspicious applications (SANDBOX), email filtering, etc. They are also used for routing, providing a VPN tunnel, blocking access to specific websites or those not relevant to the company, reporting on network traffic usage, among other features.

Information management

Company information can/should only be available to employees who need access, to this end it is possible to implement access restrictions, which can be done by User, Sector and even by time. Ensure consistent backup routines respecting good practices. Creating data use policies, such as restricting the use of PENDRIVES on computers in a sector. All of these configurations can be performed and applied automatically to all equipment within the company’s domain.

IT Infrastructure Monitoring

IT infrastructure monitoring is a service that allows preventive actions to be taken before problems can negatively affect your office. It is a more detailed monitoring of your hardware, software, network resources and IT environment services. Identifying and resolving problems before they harm users or data security is essential for business reliability, not to mention cost reduction.

IT Strategic Management

Ensuring business continuity is as important as its growth, after all, organizations need to have a permanently active production environment to grow. IT management should help your company plan its recovery in the face of possible scenarios and problems, avoiding loss of productivity and money.

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