The American Bar Associaton (ABA) have highlighted that when working remotely there are important considerations around privacy risks, relating to digital working that should be considered. Ruth Hill Bro, co-chair of the ABA Cybersecurity Legal Task Force, warns that “Law firms are attractive targets and the risk of cyber breaches multiplies as more employees work remotely. The outbreak also is creating opportunities for hackers and scammers. There are thousands of COVID-19 scam and malware sites being created daily,”
The ABA suggests that once the decision has been made to ask employees to work from home, “firms should first perform a risk assessment. All work should be done on secure servers, using multifactor authentication to gain access to information.” in order to protect confidential client data.
Hinshaw, has released a further report highlighting some risks and recommendations around using video conferencing software, including technical, encryption, and settings recommendations to help improve the safety of calls, as well as advice around video-conferencing and client confidentiality.