Ransomware is the biggest cyber and continuity risk in 2017. It’s not just the NHS and small businesses – everyone is vulnerable. We’re even seeing global enterprises with big security investments and dedicated security teams get infected. Importantly, you have more options than to either pay the ransom or lose your data. It’s possible to […]

How to spot, prevent and recover from ransomware. Ransomware is malware that, upon infection, prevents access to certain elements of your systems until a ransom is paid to the attackers. There are many different strains of ransomware, which variously encrypt data and system files, through a range of possible attack vectors. Once infected, you have […]

Machine yearning  How are firms managing with machine learning?  Download your copy now for FREE  What’s in this month’s issue?    Feature: Do firms have a strategy for AI adoption? Berwin Leighton Paisner, Dentons, Seyfarth Shaw, Kennedys and Gowling WLG give us an idea of where firms might start.   Briefing people: Jonathan Agar, CEO of Birketts, on managing to make […]

Video length: 5 mins At the 2016 Momentum Conference in London, Aderant’s SVP of Strategy and Growth Chris Cartrett led a panel discussion with Colin Wardale, CFO of Hill Dickinson, Karen Jacks, CIO of Bird & Bird, and Nick West, CSO of Mishcon de Reya about technology trends in the legal industry. The panel looks ahead to the […]

There are a multitude of issues that you need to consider when assessing risk and developing disaster recovery and business continuity plans for your practice. Firstly, identify the threats and implement processes to minimise their potential disruption. Starting at the basic physical security layer, consider precautionary measures like fire prevention, intrusion protection, electrical supply continuity […]

Wilson Legal Solutions, a provider of consulting services and analytics software, today announced that it has joined a select group of partners with offerings in Thomson Reuters Elite’s BI Marketplace, an ecosystem of business intelligence (BI) solutions for law firms. Wilson Ideate software, the company’s flagship performance management solution, is now among the featured products […]

During April, eight Intelligent Office staff from London and the South East qualified for the ‘’IOSH Managing Safely Award’’. IOSH stands for the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health and the award is the industry standard qualification for managers of health & safety in the workplace.   To earn the qualification our candidates had to […]

Wilson Legal Solutions, a provider of consulting services and analytics software for global law firms and professional services organizations, is pleased to announce the appointment of Steven Davis Jr. as an account executive. In this capacity, Davis is focusing on sales and relationship management in the Northeastern United States. He is based in the Philadelphia […]

Disaster recovery service provider Databarracks, has become a ‘Corporate Partner’ of the Business Continuity Institute (BCI), working with it to raise the profile of business continuity management (BCM) as a critical discipline for business resilience, amongst the SME community. Founded in 1994, the BCI has established itself as the leading organisation for BC professionals worldwide, supporting over […]

This article was also featured as an industry case study in the May 2016 issue of Briefing. To read the issue in full, download Briefing. This spring, it’s more than just the weather bringing winds of change. It seems that a whole set of market forces are coming together to push law firms to take a serious look at […]

Our latest top tips guidance has been published. Titled ‘Top tips on combatting fraud’, this new instalment follows on nicely from our recent, similar-themed ‘Ten top tips on desktop security’. The reason for the continuing focus on the subject of cybercrime is obvious… it’s a hot topic that’s making repeated headline news in the legal […]

The well-publicised Mishcon de Reya £1m fraud case, when its client was duped into buying a London property from a seller dishonestly posing as the owner, has sent ripples of alarm throughout the legal community. Although conveyancers are an obvious target for the increasing threat of rogue house-owner and buyer deposit redirection fraud, it’s not […]

10 top tips on talent management Any business’s most important asset is its employees. To secure your business’s future, you need to recruit then retain the right individuals. But doing this is today’s challenge. Here are 10 top tips to help you apply the nurturing touch in your workplace… 1. Communicate openlyThis is two-way communications between […]