Your Regularly Scheduled Programming: Why Your Law Firm Needs a Data Security Management Document

Data breaches are quite common for small law firms; and, they happen far more often than you might expect.  The obvious implication is that one could happen to you. 

 

But, if you create and observe a data management program, you’ll be able to reduce your risk significantly – since that document will force you to outline data security threats + how to manage them. 

Some states actually require businesses that maintain certain types of sensitive data to build and maintain a written information security program (WISP); but, even if you’re not required to do so, it’s still a good idea. 

 

Neither does the document itself need to be overlong.  For a small business, 2-4 pages is probably enough coverage. 

 

The truth of the matter, though, is that, if you’re not managing your data: it’s managing you. 

 

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We’ve got a template WISP.  Just reach out, and we’ll send it to you. 

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