Building to change – LPM magazine, June 2017 – Breaking boundaries

This month, LPM magazine gives the LPM London conference the full treatment  Download your FREE copy now Feature: This issue we’ve covered the 2017 LPM London conference – exploring how law firms can break down barriers to ensure they’re ready for an uncertain future according to senior managers from Excello Law, Setfords Solicitors, Scomo, Imperial […]

Databarracks video: How to recover from ransomware 2017

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 […]

The ransomware recovery guide by Databarracks

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 […]

Briefing June 2017: Machine yearning

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 […]

Quill gives law firms step-by-step instructions on effective disaster recovery and business continuity planning

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 […]

Databarracks has become a corporate partner of the BCI to help drive greater business resilience amongst SMEs

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 […]

Quill has released tips to keep your firm safe from fraud

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 […]

Top tips on combatting fraud from Quill

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 […]

Disaster recovery and business continuity planning tips from Quill

When it comes to business, there’s no point in having a plan A unless you’ve got a plan B. While plan A might be the route to profits, plan B is the means of surviving, whatever challenges you come up against. Every business is at risk of potential natural or man-made disasters. Despite our wishful […]

Top tips for desktop security from Quill

Cyber security has been the subject of repeated headline news over the past few years. It’s a stark warning about the enhanced threats to our IT infrastructures and the need for constant vigilance of IT usage in the workplace. Worryingly, despite its high-risk status, cyber crime remains fairly low down law firms’ agendas. Let’s give […]