Entries by Peter Rabbino

Law Firm Reopening Checklist during Covid Pandemic

Law firms navigate the urgency to resume normalcy and to keep their staff safe. Employers are reopening and bringing back employees who were teleworking, furloughed, or fired. There are major considerations for employers to weigh in navigating amidst unprecedented legal and logistical challenges in order to strike an optimal pragmatic balance between savings lives and […]

Law Firms adding new security feature to Microsoft Office 365 – Unverified Sender

Unverified sender is a new Office 365 feature that helps end users identify suspicious messages in their inbox. In order to help customers identify suspicious messages in their inbox, Microsoft added an indicator that demonstrates Office 365 spoof intelligence was unable to verify the sender. To prevent phishing messages from reaching your mailbox, Outlook.com and […]

Law Firm Domains – Security Breach from Network Solutions

On October 16, 2019, Network Solutions determined that a third-party gained unauthorized access to a limited number of our computer systems in late August 2019, and as a result, account information may have been accessed. No credit card data was compromised as a result of this incident. The best precaution is to change your Network […]

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Law Firms Need to take Note: Microsoft sends warning to update Windows Operating System

CNN reports that Microsoft sends another warning: Update Windows now to fix critical security issues Microsoft issued two emergency Windows updates Monday to protect against “critical” and “important” vulnerabilities impacting Internet Explorer and Windows Defender, the anti-virus software. The Internet Explorer flaw, which affects versions 9, 10 and 11, could enable attackers to gain the […]

Hurricane Preparation for Small Law Firms

Dorian has passed Miami… did you feel your law office was prepared? Early hurricane preparation will improve your firm’s ability to get back to business. Tips you can do before a hurricane strikes: Develop communications procedures to inform staff of office closure status.  Create a “phone tree” to communicate when the office will re-open. Test […]