Despite the massive number of data breaches globally, a recent study by Deloitte found that only 25% of organizations are planning to defend themselves against such. This is alarming, especially with the omnipresent cyberthreats to small- or medium-sized businesses (SMBs).

Here are the common types of cybersecurity threat you should watch out for and some tips on how to mitigate them.

Online banking has drastically changed the face of business finance with its speed, convenience, and accessibility. But as helpful as it is, it has also made fraudulent wire transfers requests easier to create and profit from. Hackers recognize the importance of internet banking in the corporate world and use it to their advantage.

Before you read any further, sit back and remember what it was like to manage a law firm 20 years ago. Documents were mostly paper-based, meetings were scheduled via phone calls, and billable hours were tracked manually. Today, everything is different.

Most of what makes a firm successful now relies on some form of information technology.

PCLaw by LexisNexis has become an essential and widespread practice management solution in Canadian law firms. Once a software that only focused on streamlining accounting and billing processes, it has now expanded into services that support every step of your practice, from client management to case and matter monitoring to performance insights.

Scanning has transformed the legal industry for the better by not only enabling the conversion of paper documents into digital ones and making paperless document transfer possible, but also by allowing law firms to save on purchasing costs and time. But while scanners have made file transfer easier and faster, they still have their limits.

Technology provides ease and convenience for work-related tasks. Apps that enable eDiscovery and real-time collaboration, for example, have made workflows more efficient and less time-consuming. Your mobile devices are designed to make life easier; most of you have probably used your mobile phone or tablet to access or share files remotely.

Law firms bustle with critical tasks everyday, with contracts to be signed, annotations to be added, and cases to be updated. Microsoft applications like Word and PowerPoint have helped to make these tasks easier, but there’s one overlooked Office software that can further streamline your practice: OneNote.

In 2010, the last Sony Walkman was shipped out from Japan. In that same year, the floppy disk was discontinued. Technology is always improving, and just as stone tools became obsolete with the introduction of iron tools, old technologies will be replaced by newer, more efficient ones.

Microsoft Word is one of the most popular word processing programs across the globe. Chances are, you probably use it every day to create, edit, or view documents. And because you’re so familiar with it, you might think that you already know everything there is to know about the program.

Cases are confidential, and all information pertaining to them must be protected at all costs. In an increasingly interconnected world where hackers don’t rest, and cyberattacks happen on the same day a software update is released, how do you make sure that your data is secured and will not be stolen from right under your nose? Do not ignore these industry-tested security tips for your law firm, so that your data won’t be compromised, and you’ll stay on top of your game.