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THIS IS NO JOKE!  WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

According to Statscan's Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime, in 2017, 21% of Canadian businesses reported that a cyber security incident affected their operations.

 Cyber attackers are no longer limited to traditional entry points like employee mobile devices and laptops. They are now attacking companies through every entity that interacts with their business systems, including your clients and providers of business services. 

Don't become part of that 21%!  FOLA has some handy resources that we encourage you to check out.

Clio's Legal Trends Report provides an annual account of the most important issues faced within the legal profession. 

By analyzing the aggregated and anonymized data of nearly 70,000 legal professionals in the US, in addition to extensive survey research, Clio, the leader in cloud-based legal technology, is able to report on unique insights into law firm efficiencies, hourly rates, and other key metrics for success.

Blockchain & the Practice of Law

As the role of technology increases within the legal industry, the question of how and in what ways it can best be used in the practice of law is of top concern among lawyers in all practice areas.  From predictive analytics to machine learning, the message is clear: technology will underpin innovation in legal services in an increasingly rapid evolution.  And yet, there is one type of technology that frequently makes its way to the top of trending conversations—blockchain. 

And now, FOLA has you covered!

Ryerson's Legal Innovation Zone (LIZ) is a co-working space and the first legal tech incubator with a focus on building better legal solutions for the consumers of legal services. 

There are currently about a dozen companies active in the Zone and the LIZ boasts over a dozen up and running alum.  The companies are all either looking for users or testers in the legal community. 

Who better to turn to than a LIZ startup?

CHECK OUT THESE COMPANIES HERE

TechSoup Canada is a program of the Centre for Social Innovation, and a member of the TechSoup Global Network.   They can connect your Law Association to donated and discounted technologies through their tech donations program and provide valuable learning resources to equip you and your colleagues with tech tips and best practices. 

FOLA is a member!

BetaKit offers a quick and updated curated list of Canadian Legal Tech startup news & Legal Tech innovation (includes podcasts, event videos, and more). 

The CCTX, through the CCTX Data Exchange, provides a current, focused view of cyber events directly impacting Canadian business, along with mitigation options and tools to combat identified threats. 

By aggregating data on threats, vulnerabilities and risks and analyzing this information to produce pertinent, timely and actionable intelligence, the CCTX adds value that it shares with participants. The CCTX Collaboration Centre is a forum for exchanging best practices, techniques and insights.  

FOLA joined in early December 2019.

Cybercriminals do not discriminate: 61% of data breach victims in 2017 were businesses with under 1,000 employees.

People will avoid doing business with you: 64% of customers say they’re unlikely to do business with a company that has experienced a sensitive data breach in the past. Honestly, you probably wouldn’t either.  

You could be experiencing a breach right now: On average, 68% of breaches took months or longer to discover. You could be experiencing a breach right now and you might not find out until months from now.

The CCTX offers a variety of value-added information sharing and analysis options including cyber alerts, an ability to anonymously submit and receive threat intelligence, threat conference calls, participant surveys, membership meetings, and educational events. 

In addition, members can gain valuable insights and information from other CCTX Subscribers by participating in Communities of Interest and Communities of Trust. These communities are forums for professionals to interact to solve their cyber problems by exchanging best practices, techniques and insights. 

SPECIAL CYBERSECURITY PILOT PROGRAM

CyberSecure Canada has launched a CyberSecure Certificate Program for small and medium sized businesses. 

If your firm would like to participate in the Pilot Phase, you should contact the CyberSecure Canada team at: ISED-ISDE@canada.ca. 

Once your business is certified by an accredited certification body under the CyberSecure Canada program, ISED will issue your certification mark. 

As cybercriminals, hackers are looking to steal as much data as possible in the shortest amount of time possible, so what better target is there for them than law firms?

With access to your systems, they can potentially steal confidential information from you — including your firm’s private data and the privileged information that’s connected to your clients. Nothing is safe if you’re vulnerable and we understand that this is a huge concern for you.

The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is a member-based not-for-profit organization, best known for managing the .CA internet domain on behalf of all Canadians, developing and implementing policies that support Canada’s internet community and representing the .CA registry internationally.  

They have published a recent survey to provide insight into the Canadian cybersecurity landscape and understand just how Canadian businesses are preparing and coping with the new IT security reality.