In today’s tech-driven landscape, data has become “the world’s most valuable resource,” making law firms prime targets for cyber criminals. A data breach can have devastating consequences, but proactive prevention and a well-practiced response can make all the difference. Learn essential strategies for safeguarding sensitive information, responding effectively to cyber incidents, and protect you and your firm from becoming the next headline.
Chair:
Haroon Hassan, Barrister & Mediator, List G Barristers; Recommended Technology, Media & Telecommunications Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2023
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Practice Management & Business Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Practice Management and Business Skills
1.00pm to 2.00pm Data Breach and Cyber Attacks: Proactive Prevention & Effective Responses
- Prevalence of data breaches and cyber-attacks involving Australian companies and law firms in particular
- The legal framework obliging law firms to take a considered approach to data collection, storage and security
- Data breach or cyber-attack: What is the typical legal and commercial exposure?
- Is my firm insured for data breach and cyber-attack?
- What to do in anticipation of a data breach or cyber-attack, the elements of a data breach response plan
- Case Study: HWL Ebsworth Cyber Security Incident
Presented by Mark Vincent, Principal, Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers Pty Limited
Presenters
Haroon Hassan, Barrister & Mediator, List G Barristers
Mark Vincent, Principal, Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers Pty Limited
Mark is a Principal at Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers with more than three decades of experience in technology and intellectual property law. Mark litigates intellectual disputes and his advice on licensing, commercialisation, data protection, intellectual property law and strategy also provides clients with clarity and direction, often in complex areas of both law and technology. Mark advises clients on strategies to manage, commercialise and protect data assets. Mark’s expertise in the area of technology based commercial agreements, cloud computing and data protection is highly sought after by clients.
This seminar is part of a series
Ethics, Professional Skills & Practice Management, Over Lunch, Over 3 Weeks
Tight on time but need those CPD points by 31 March? These three concise, one-hour sessions - accessible online or as a recording- offer you a chance to tackle your compulsory ethics, practice management, and professional skills. Tune in over lunch and tick off your requirements with ease as you unpack the ethics of billing for AI use, receive best practice tips for robust data breach and cyber-attack prevention and master the art of influencing and negotiation.
Description
Attend the full series and earn 3 CPD units including:
1 unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility
1 unit in Practice Management & Business Skills
1 unit in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
If you register for the full series as a live online product after the date of an individual session, you will be sent the recording for the sessions that have passed. Alternatively, you can register for individual sessions by following the links below.
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