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The high value of money involved in the home buying process, makes the sector an illicit target for fraudsters.
Read MoreThe National Cyber Security Centre (a part of GCHQ) introduced the Cyber Essentials scheme as part of its mission to make the UK the safest place to do business online, and to offer businesses a simple and affordable way to tackle cyber security. IASME is the Government's Cyber Essentials partner, and responsible for delivering the scheme, with a network of over 260 Certification Bodies who are located all around the UK and Crown Dependencies. The Cyber Essentials controls help guard against the most common cyber security threats and certification demonstrates your commitment to cyber security.
Read MoreThe National Centre for Cyber Security (NCSC) has identified the legal sector as a top target for cyber criminals. According to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), £11 million was stolen by cyber criminals last year. Fraudsters are now taking advantage of new vulnerabilities in systems introduced with the remote working revolution due to COVID. As a result, every law firm now needs to take cyber security more seriously than ever before. Rowlinsons Solicitors is a 60 strong award-winning legal firm based across two sites in Cheshire. The Rowlinsons team uses Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation to ensure they mitigate the risk of fraud, offering clients as much peace of mind as possible through the rigorous assessment and certification of the security of their IT systems.
Read MoreIn a recent interview with IASME, Chairman of the Solicitors Sole Practitioners Group, Penny Raby speaks about adaptations during lockdown and why sole practitioners are more vulnerable to cyber-crime. The Solicitors Sole Practitioners Group is a not-for-profit representative body and independent stakeholder group, providing professional and pastoral support, training and regulatory representation on behalf of all Sole Practitioner solicitors in England and Wales. Sole practitioners represent over one third of all solicitor firms in the UK.
Read MoreLawyer Checker is partnering with the lawyer referral scheme Lawshare on Tuesday 13th July at 10am to host a Cyber Security Prevention webinar. Since the global pandemic, the huge adaption to home and hybrid working has unfortunately coupled with a further growth in cyber-criminal threat. Lawyer Checker has tracked a worrying 147% rise in alerts form the Solicitors Regulation Authority when comparing data from January-March 2020 to the same time this year. With this in mind, it has never been more important for lawyers and solicitors to ensure protective measures are put in place for the cyber security of their firm.
Read MoreThe firm said that the incident "has been confined to a very small part of its data store". The legal and professional services group said it is “currently managing a cyber security incident” after discovering an intrusion into its system. The firm said in a statement on the London Stock Exchange that the intrusion was “quickly identified” by its IT team which acted immediately to secure its systems.
Read MoreLaw firms are unfortunately enticing prospects to cyber criminals, due to the high value transactions involved. A robust disaster recovery and business continuity plan are therefore imperative to safeguard against a cyber attack. Lawyer Checker specialise in risk mitigation for the legal sector and sadly know it is a case of when not if an attack may strike.
Read MoreYesterday afternoon, the conveyancing industry came together to celebrate the hard work and resilience that conveyancers and property professionals have shown over the past 14 months. Teams and individuals who have gone above and beyond to support their clients and co-workers were recognised and applauded for their dedication in testing times.
Read MoreCyber-attacks and online fraud are an ever-escalating threat for conveyancing professionals. There has been a 113% rise in alerts issued by the Solicitors Regulation Authority from March 2020 to March 2021 demonstrating it is not a matter of if your firm will become a target, but when. Lawyer Checker, a business that specialises in risk mitigation for the legal sector and CTS who provide specialist technology for the business of law are partnering for the Cyber Attack Crisis Management for Law Firms webinar on the 26th May at 11am. Legal professionals can register free for the event here.
Read MoreLawyer Checker Thirdfort meets HMLR Digital ID Standard. Now conveyancers can demonstrate best practice and meet the HM Land Registry’s new Digital ID Standard with Lawyer Checker’s Thirdfort Standard product. This week, Thirdfort have launched Thirdfort Standard, an ultra-secure digital ID check that fully aligns with the HMLR Digital ID Standard.
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