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Bad Tech Habits Every Lawyer Should Stop Doing: Preventing and mitigating cyber hacks, fraud schemes and ransomware

Comprehensive guide to managing cyber incidents, breaking risky tech habits, and implementing cybersecurity best practices for legal professionals.

2025-07-11 13:00:00

Program Details

2025-07-11 13:00:00

Program Details

2025-07-11 13:00:00

Over 1,000+ webinars

2025-07-11 13:00:00

Course Overview

Defending Against Cyber Threats in Legal Practice

2025-07-11 13:00:00

Participants will learn to manage incident response, implement security protocols, and prevent social engineering attacks. These skills protect client data and reduce litigation risk.

Format

CLE Credit

3h CLE Credits

Level

Intermediate

Length

3

Key topics that will be covered

01
Incident Response
Serve as quarterback guiding forensics, restoration, and threat actor communications.
02
Password Security
Use unique 15+ character passwords with managers and two-factor authentication everywhere.
03
Wire Fraud
Mandate out-of-band verification using previously known contact information for transfers.
04
Deep Fakes
Scammers need only 3 seconds of audio to clone voices for attacks.
05
Mobile Devices
Enable full-disk encryption and disable Wi-Fi auto-connect on all smartphones.
06
Social Engineering
Mandatory ongoing training is essential as AI-driven phishing increased 4,000% since 2022.

Program schedule

clock 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

Quarterbacking Incident Response to Manage Cyber Risk

Learn to lead your organization through cyber incidents by coordinating forensics, restoration, and threat actor communications as incident response counsel. This session covers the full lifecycle from intake and insurance coordination through data breach notifications, regulatory reporting, and minimizing third-party litigation exposure.

Danielle A. OcampoDanielle A. Ocampo
Mark BassingthwaighteMark Bassingthwaighte
clock 2:10 pm - 3:10 pm EST

Ten Sloppy Tech Habits Your Firm Must Break

Discover why IT support alone cannot prevent breaches and how every person with network access serves as the front line of defense. This session addresses critical vulnerabilities including weak passwords, unsecured smartphones, public Wi-Fi risks, wire fraud prevention, and the dangers of shadow IT.

Danielle A. OcampoDanielle A. Ocampo
Mark BassingthwaighteMark Bassingthwaighte
clock 3:20 pm - 4:20 pm EST

Cybersecurity Protection Strategies to Keep Hackers Away

Explore essential cybersecurity practices aligned with attorneys’ ethical obligations, including defense against AI-driven phishing, deep fakes, and social engineering attacks. Learn backup best practices using the 3-2-1-1-0 method and understand why mandatory awareness training is non-negotiable for firms of all sizes.

Danielle A. OcampoDanielle A. Ocampo
Mark BassingthwaighteMark Bassingthwaighte
Danielle A. Ocampo

Danielle A. Ocampo

Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP

Mark Bassingthwaighte

Mark Bassingthwaighte

ALPS Insurance Agency

Danielle A. Ocampo

Danielle A. Ocampo

Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP

Danielle A. Ocampo is an Associate with the Data Security, Privacy & Technology practice group, advising clients on privacy compliance, serving as incident response counsel, and handling data privacy litigation including breach class actions and CIPA claims.

Education & Credentials

J.D. from Loyola Marymount University; Master of Public Administration from University of Southern California School of Public Policy; B.A. double major in Political Science and International Relations with minor in Managerial Economics from University of California Davis, cum laude (2016); Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US); Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) with IAPP

Recognition & Leadership

Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association Diversity Fellow

Professional Involvement

Executive Committee member of the Bar Association of San Francisco's (BASF) Cybersecurity and Privacy Law Section; Co-Director of Membership for the Board of the Filipino-American Bar Association of Northern California (FBANC); Program chair volunteer since 2020 for the National Federation of Filipino-American Associations' youth leadership development program, Empowering Pilipino Youth through Collaboration

Experience

Associate at Freeman Mathis & Gary's Orange County office in Data Security, Privacy & Technology practice group. Interned in-house at Indeed.com and Intuitive Surgical, Inc. focusing on Data Privacy and Cybersecurity. In-house experience at Edwards Lifesciences. Business and Administrative Professional at Bayer's The Climate Corporation. Business Development Coordinator at Paul Hastings LLP where she advanced Employment Law practice initiatives and co-chaired the Asian affinity network for the Palo Alto office. Started at Paul Hastings in 2017 as Business Development Intern focused on client industry growth.
Mark Bassingthwaighte

Mark Bassingthwaighte

ALPS Insurance Agency

Mark Bassingthwaighte, Esq., is a Risk Manager specializing in lawyers’ malpractice insurance, with extensive experience in law firm risk management assessments, continuing legal education seminars, and writing on risk management, ethics, and cybersecurity.

Education & Credentials

J.D. from Drake University Law School

Professional Involvement

Member of the State Bar of Montana; Member of the American Bar Association; Currently sits on the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility's Conference Planning Committee

Experience

Since 1998, Risk Manager with ALPS, the nation's largest direct writer of lawyers' malpractice insurance. Conducted over 1200 law firm risk management assessment visits. Presented over 650 continuing legal education seminars throughout the United States. Written extensively on risk management, ethics, and cybersecurity.
Danielle A. Ocampo

Danielle A. Ocampo

Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP

Danielle A. Ocampo is an Associate with the Data Security, Privacy & Technology practice group, advising clients on privacy compliance, serving as incident response counsel, and handling data privacy litigation including breach class actions and CIPA claims.

Education & Credentials

J.D. from Loyola Marymount University; Master of Public Administration from University of Southern California School of Public Policy; B.A. double major in Political Science and International Relations with minor in Managerial Economics from University of California Davis, cum laude (2016); Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US); Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) with IAPP

Recognition & Leadership

Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association Diversity Fellow

Professional Involvement

Executive Committee member of the Bar Association of San Francisco's (BASF) Cybersecurity and Privacy Law Section; Co-Director of Membership for the Board of the Filipino-American Bar Association of Northern California (FBANC); Program chair volunteer since 2020 for the National Federation of Filipino-American Associations' youth leadership development program, Empowering Pilipino Youth through Collaboration

Experience

Associate at Freeman Mathis & Gary's Orange County office in Data Security, Privacy & Technology practice group. Interned in-house at Indeed.com and Intuitive Surgical, Inc. focusing on Data Privacy and Cybersecurity. In-house experience at Edwards Lifesciences. Business and Administrative Professional at Bayer's The Climate Corporation. Business Development Coordinator at Paul Hastings LLP where she advanced Employment Law practice initiatives and co-chaired the Asian affinity network for the Palo Alto office. Started at Paul Hastings in 2017 as Business Development Intern focused on client industry growth.
Mark Bassingthwaighte

Mark Bassingthwaighte

ALPS Insurance Agency

Mark Bassingthwaighte, Esq., is a Risk Manager specializing in lawyers’ malpractice insurance, with extensive experience in law firm risk management assessments, continuing legal education seminars, and writing on risk management, ethics, and cybersecurity.

Education & Credentials

J.D. from Drake University Law School

Professional Involvement

Member of the State Bar of Montana; Member of the American Bar Association; Currently sits on the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility's Conference Planning Committee

Experience

Since 1998, Risk Manager with ALPS, the nation's largest direct writer of lawyers' malpractice insurance. Conducted over 1200 law firm risk management assessment visits. Presented over 650 continuing legal education seminars throughout the United States. Written extensively on risk management, ethics, and cybersecurity.

Credits by state

AK3.0
AL3.0
AR3.0
AZ3.0
CA3.0
CO3.0
CT3.0
DC3.0
DE3.0
FL3.0
GA3.0
HI3.0
IA3.0
ID3.0
IL3.0
IN3.0
KS3.0
KY3.0
LA3.0
MA3.0
MD3.0
ME3.0
MI3.0
MN3.0
MO3.6
MS3.0
MT3.0
NC3.0
ND3.0
NE3.0
NH180.0
NJ3.0
NM3.0
NV3.0
NY3.5
OH3.0
OK3.5
OR3.0
PA3.0
RI3.5
SC3.0
SD3.0
TN3.0
TX3.0
UT3.0
VA3.0
VT3.0
WA3.0
WI2.0
WV3.6
WY3.0

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The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.  

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