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Stacey Smith Claims Manager: Aug 21, 2018 12:00:00 AM
It seems that every week, the news reports on yet another company that suffered a cyber breach. Law firms, even small firms, are not immune from cyber-attacks. As you know, your ALPS legal malpractice insurance comes with a separate Cyber policy...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Aug 17, 2018 12:00:00 AM
We may have reached, “a fairly critical point where traditional photographic evidence just isn’t as reliable as it used to be.” This according to...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 5, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Public Wi-Fi networks are practically ubiquitous. They’re in airports, hotels, office buildings, coffee shops, restaurants, malls and many other...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jun 19, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Let me be very clear, two factor authentication (2FA) is an essential security tool that everyone should be taking advantage of when and wherever...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: May 22, 2018 12:00:00 AM
1) Wire fraud fraudsters use spoofed email so learn to spot it. Although there are a number of ways to spoof email, it can be as simple as this. The...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 18, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Remember the good old days when it was pretty easy to recognize a phishing attack? Who couldn’t determine that an email asking for verification of...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 5, 2018 12:00:00 AM
If you are not already aware, ALPS proudly partners with Clio, the easy-to-use cloud-based law practice management software company with over...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Mar 21, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Some will find it difficult to swallow; but there may be potential conflict traps hiding somewhere on your network, particularly if you practice at...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Feb 21, 2018 12:00:00 AM
There are two types of businesses – those that have been hacked and those that don’t know they’ve been hacked. This may sound like hyperbole, but...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 18, 2018 12:00:00 AM
I have given a number of presentations on the general topic of cybersecurity that always include a discussion of password best practices. You know...
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Rob Tameler, Claims Manager: Nov 20, 2017 12:00:00 AM
The short answer is yes. The common thought most law firms have is, “I’m too small a fish to worry about being hacked . . . there are bigger fish to...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Oct 26, 2017 12:00:00 AM
ALPS In Brief, The ALPS Risk Management Podcast, is hosted by ALPS Risk Manager, Mark Bassingthwaighte. While in Missoula, Libby Benet, U.S. Lead...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Aug 18, 2017 12:00:00 AM
(Updated May 19, 2023) The days when an attorney could send an unencrypted email without worry, remain blissfully ignorant about encrypting a...
