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A cyber expert has shed light on the small things businesses can be doing to ensure they're adequately protected from cyber criminals.
Cyber security has become a big focus point in the business of law, with many failing to implement proper strategies, consequently leaving their organisation, and the information it holds, vulnerable to threats.
A few easy strategies businesses can put in place is ensuring their software is up-to-date and use two-factor authentication, Mr Hanson said.
"Have a strategy in place to manage your passwords, differentiating between critical accounts, accounts for frequent use and disposable accounts," he added.
"Avoid clicking on suspicious emails – get your staff to take the Google phishing test.
"Contact IDCare for support if you believe your personal data has been put at risk."
Further, its essential for businesses to "make technology a value-add, not a job killer", according to Mr Hanson.
Mr Hanson's comments come after research by the Edith Cowan University's Security Research Unit and Law Society of Western Australia found only 9.4 per cent of lawyers use encryption to protect client data, 94 per cent use email to send confidential data, and 53 per cent forward work-related emails to non-business email addresses, such as Gmail or Hotmail.
In addition, 11 per cent of lawyers don’t have anti-virus protection on their work computers, 41 per cent don’t have automatic updates installed for their work computers, 64 per cent use home or free public Wi-Fi, and 41 per cent are unaware of what cybersecurity measures are in place on their smartphones.
Emma Musgrave (née Ryan) is the managing editor, professional services at Momentum Media.
Emma has worked for Momentum Media since 2015, including five years spent as the editor of the company's legal brand - Lawyers Weekly. Throughout her time at Momentum, she has been responsible for breaking some of the biggest stories in corporate Australia. In addition, she has produced exclusive multimedia and event content related to the company's respective brands and audiences.
Prior to joining Momentum Media, Emma worked in breakfast radio, delivering news to the Central West region of NSW, before taking on a radio journalist role at Southern Cross Austereo, based in Townsville, North Queensland.
She holds a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) degree from Charles Sturt University.
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