Gina Rubel

Dec 11, 2024 | nclawyersweekly.com | Gina Rubel

By Gina F. Rubel(Second in a series)Whether it is identifying ransomware, phishing schemes and data breach threats, or rolling out robust cybersecurity measures, comprehensive risk management strategies, tabletop exercises and heightened internal awareness campaigns, the goal of cybersecurity is the protection of your reputation and data and — most important — that of your clients. The first commentary in this series surveyed the growing cyberthreat landscape.

Dec 9, 2024 | valawyersweekly.com | Gina Rubel

The second in a series on the basics law firm leaders should know about cybercrime. Part I can be found here. Whether it is identifying ransomware, phishing schemes, and data breach threats, or rolling out robust cybersecurity measures, comprehensive risk management strategies, tabletop exercises, and heightened internal awareness campaigns, the goal is the protection of your reputation and data, and most importantly, of your clients. Part I surveyed the growing cyber threat landscape.

Dec 4, 2024 | nclawyersweekly.com | Gina Rubel

By Gina F. Rubel(First in a series)Law firms and their clients are facing an unprecedented rise in cybercrime, with 2024 being the biggest year yet for cybersecurity incidents. The American Lawyer and Bloomberg Law report that at least 21 law firms filed data breach reports to state attorneys general offices in the first five months of 2024, preceded by 28 law firm breach reports in 2023 and 32 in 2022. To the uninitiated, the cybersecurity threat trajectory might appear to be downward.

Dec 3, 2024 | rilawyersweekly.com | Gina Rubel

The third in a series on the basics that law firm leaders should know about cybercrime. A comprehensive, well-developed incident response plan, or IRP, developed with risk assessments that identify potential threats and catalog and prioritize an organization’s assets is critical to a firm’s cyber defense system. IRPs address the firm’s specific needs, vulnerabilities and operational environment, and are not one-size-fits-all.

Nov 24, 2024 | valawyersweekly.com | Gina Rubel

This column is the first in a series on the basics that law firm leaders must know about cybercrime. Whether it is identifying ransomware, phishing schemes, and data breach threats, or rolling out robust cybersecurity measures, comprehensive risk management strategies, tabletop exercises, and heightened internal awareness campaigns, the goal is to arm you to protect your reputation and data, and most importantly, your clients.