US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ANNOUNCES NEW CYBERSECURITY GUIDANCE FOR PLAN FIDUCIARIES

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Pension Trustees need to affirm Pension Administrators are in compliance with EBSA Cybersecurity guidelines.
https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ebsa/ebsa20210414

The Department of Labor Department of Labor set new standards for Cybersecurity Compliance. In April 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) issued cybersecurity guidance for employee retirement plans. Shortly thereafter, the DOL updated its audit inquiries to include probing questions for plan fiduciaries about their compliance with these new agency guidelines. Subsequently, pension trustees have a responsibility to affirm pension administrators are abiding by Internet Security best-practices as outlined by the Department of Labor.

Legal Computer Consultants (LCC) assists pension trustees, working with pension administrator’s Chief Information Officers (CIOs), to affirm they are following cybersecurity best practices.

Working with the CIO of each pension trust, LCC conducts an in-depth inventory and questionnaire, collates results, and in some cases, requests validation. The evaluation assesses adherence to Department of Labor guidelines as articulated in the following guidelines outlined by the DOL:

Cybersecurity Program Best Practices,
https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ebsa/key-topics/retirement-benefits/cybersecurity/best-practices.pdf

Online Security Tips,
https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ebsa/key-topics/retirement-benefits/cybersecurity/online-security-tips.pdf

and
Tips for Hiring a Service Provider With Strong Cybersecurity Practices.
https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ebsa/key-topics/retirement-benefits/cybersecurity/tips-for-hiring-a-service-provider-with-strong-security-practices.pdf

 

To learn more about how Legal Computer Consultants helps pension trustees perform cybersecurity due-diligence, contact
Peter Rabbino
peterr@legalcomputer.com
(954) 937-4528

 

 

 

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Florida Courts E-Filing Portal: Effective June 9th, 2021, Attorneys must be listed as counsel of record to view case documents.

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Enhanced privacy and security will take effect June 9th, 2021 on the Florida Courts E-filing site with the implementation of  the “Access Security Matrix” approved by the Florida Supreme Court.  To access the official court file, attorneys will have to be listed as counsel of record on the case.  See: Access Security Matrix PDF and Florida Courts Technology Standards.

 

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LCC Donation to Feeding South Florida.Org

In appreciation of our wonderful clients,
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has donated $1,500 to
Feeding South Florida

Feeding South Florida is committed to providing food for children, seniors, families, and recently unemployed neighbors in need throughout Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties.

 

We wish our clients, staff and employees a safe, healthy and happy new year!

Sincerely,

The entire team at

Legal Computer Consultants

 

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PDF for Filing Documents Federal Judiciary in the Case Management and Electronic Case Filing System

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Microsoft Introuces Azure Sentinel, intelligent security analytics for your Law Firm

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Azure Sentinel is a cloud-based security information and event management (SIEM) service.  SIEMs normally require a substantial upfront investment in hardware, software and infrastructure costs.  With Azure Sentinel there are no upfront costs, you only pay for what you use.  Azure Sentinel uses the power of artificial intelligence to ensure you are identifying real threats quickly and eliminates the need to spend time on setting up, maintaining, and scaling infrastructure.  

Azure Sentinel provides intelligent security analytics at cloud scale for your entire Law Firm. Azure Sentinel makes it easy to collect security data across your entire firm from devices, to users, to apps, to servers on any cloud.  For more information see video below .  

 

 

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Converting files to PDF/A for submission to the Federal Courts by Law Firms and Legal Professionals

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Federal Courts may require your firm to submit PDF files in a PDF/A compliant format.  PDF/A is type of PDF file that contains all the elements of the document ‘embedded’ in the document versus having links to content in the document.  This is important for long term archiving and subsequently preferred by the courts.

Here are two ways to convert PDF files to PDF/A compliant:
1.  Print PDFs to the PDF printer driver;  Choose, [File][Print] in the PDF and choose the PDF printer driver as the printer to create the output.  This is fast and simple, but the markups and other features like digital signatures, embedded content and encryption will be removed from the file.  This is usually OK for legal professionals submitting files to the courts.
2.  Using Adobe Professional, creating PDF/A files requires a few extra steps, but this method preserves the markups and other features.  Choose PDF/A-1b for Federal Court Filings:

Using Save As to to Conform to PDF/A

Do not hesitate to email or call me to review PDF/A

Thanks,

Peter Rabbino

Mobile: (954) 937-4528

peterr@legalcomputer.com

www.legalcomputer.com

Legal Computer Consultants (LCC)provides comprehensive technology solutions exclusively for South Florida attorneys and their staff.   

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