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Practical Guide to Cybersecurity for Law Firms

CPD hours: 3 Client Care and Professional Standards (by eLearning)

Client Requirements

  • A practical cybersecurity course specifically focused on the cyber threats faced by law firms on a daily basis

  • Awareness and prevention by implementing a targeted training program on the essentials of cyber security.

  • Educate staff on identifying and mitigating cyber risks, protecting sensitive client information, and maintaining GDPR compliance.

  • Accessible on PCs, mobile devices and in locations with poor broadband connections

Key Challenges

  • Making the course relevant to all employees in a law firm from admin to partner.

  • Ensuring content is accessible on any device

  • Creating a robust assessment to truly evaluate learning (see an example in the video)

Course Aims

The purpose of this course is to introduce you to cybercrime essentials and familiarise you with the most common types of cybercrime that Irish law firms are subjected to.

This is an interactive e-learning course that includes real-life case studies and scenarios.

Course Learning Objectives

By the end of this course learners will:

  • Understand online security fundamentals and the basics of cybercrime and security

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamentals of phishing, ransomware, malware and social engineering

  • Understand and summarise the cyber threats relating to wireless networks, web security, file sharing, passwords and portable devices

  • Explain how multifactor authentications works and protects your data online

How the modules break down

  • Module 1: Introduction to Cybersecurity

  • Module 2: Phishing

  • Module 3: Business email compromise

  • Module 4: Social engineering

  • Module 5: Ransomware

  • Module 6: Malware

  • Module 7: Passwords

  • Module 8: Multifactor authentification

  • Module 9: Portable devices and removable media

  • Module 10: Safe internet browsing

Use Cases

Cyber Security Training

Law firms need robust cyber security training to safeguard sensitive client information. Every law firm's requirements are unique. This practical course was designed for all employees of a law firm, from admin to partner.


CPD Compliance Management

This course was built on a customised LMS. It helps your lawyers comply with CPD requirements by tracking course completion, managing certification, and providing up-to-date legal training material.

What makes the course so effective?

Intuitive course navigation

Engaging learner content

Automated compliance tracking

Real-world practical case studies

Multi-format learning resources

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