Comprehensive Strategies and Best Practices for U.S. Attorneys to Protect Sensitive Client Data Against Emerging Cyber Threats and Ensure Compliance with Legal Standards.
In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, U.S. attorneys face unique challenges in protecting sensitive client information. This course, tailored for legal professionals, delves into the intricacies of cybersecurity, offering a comprehensive overview of current threats and prevention strategies. Experts in cyber and data privacy law provide insights into the legal frameworks and ethical obligations that govern data protection in the legal field. Through interactive sessions, participants will explore the mechanics of ransomware, phishing, and social engineering attacks, gaining the knowledge to identify vulnerabilities within their practices.
The course also emphasizes the importance of creating a security-aware culture within law firms to prevent data breaches. Practical sessions guide participants in implementing robust security measures, including effective data minimization practices, multi-factor authentication, and incident response planning. By the end of this course, attorneys will not only understand how to technically safeguard their practice but also how to foster an environment where data security is a paramount concern, ensuring compliance and maintaining client trust in an increasingly digital world.
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Member | McDonald Hopkins LLC
Blair brings extensive experience in data privacy consulting and responding to data security incidents to McDonald Hopkins' Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Group. She also has more than 20 years of insurance coverage consulting and claims knowledge, including serving as General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Insurance Management for one of the largest international insurance brokers in the world. Blair's practice includes extensive experience responding to data security incidents while ensuring her clients remain compliant with state, federal and international requirements, as well as managing operational and reputational impact. Blair’s experience includes representing private companies and public entities whose operations have been affected by ransomware attacks or impacted by a business email compromise. She works with clients and third-parties, including forensic investigators, law enforcement and ransomware negotiators to identify and contain the incident, minimize disruption to business operations, deliver effective public communications, minimize exposure to possible litigation and regulatory investigations, and avoid further attacks. Blair also develops cyber incident response policies and protocols and provides other pre-breach and compliance services to place her clients in the best position possible from a business, regulatory and incident response standpoint. She provides coverage advice and monitoring of litigation and pre-litigation domestic and international general, professional liability and cyber claims on complex insurance programs from inception through resolution. She also assists clients in risk management and marketing themselves for coverage, including renewals, evaluating insurance quotes and more. Blair also consults carriers, coverholders and brokers on policy language and insurance products. She is a distinguished member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Fellowship of Information Privacy (FIP). She is certified by IAPP as a Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US), Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) and Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM). She also has a Master of Science of Cybersecurity from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Blair is an Advisory Board Member for The Cyber Helpline, a Mentor for the Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) Mentorship Program and an Adjunct Professor in the Chicago-Kent College of Law J.D. Certificate in Privacy Law.
