Hybrid Security Model

The first step to better

security and confidentiality

It’s the perfect storm

Law firms possess incredibly valuable information

The Internet fuels the growing threat by hackers

80 major law

firms were

hacked in 2011

Clearly, we are

not doing enough

to secure our

electronic files.

If you’re a

typical law firm

Only 10 matters

out of 5,000 are

walled off from

the general firm

for confidentiality

purposes

Which means that . . .

Hackers potentially have access

to most of the firm’s content

Including valuable trade secrets

Making every

file confidential

is too big a first

step

Why the pushback? Making matters confidential

Breaks down the document

production process

Hampers knowledge

management

Introducing the Hybrid Security Model

Public: work-in-process (firm-authored content)

Confidential: third-party documents and email

Hybrid Security ModelBalances

The firm’s need to mitigate risk

The professional’s need to work effectively

To make the

Hybrid Security

Model work

You need to

remove the IT

bottleneck

Designate an

owner for every

matter

Put ownership of the

electronic file into the

hands of the people who

know the matter best

Responsible lawyer

and staff

• Paralegal

• Secretary

• Clerk

Enable users to

easily secure a

folder to the entire

matter team

Support privacy laws and

confidentiality policies

without IT support

LEARN MORE

• Printable brief: Hybrid Security Model

• Slideshare: Rethinking Matter Centricity

• Slideshare: Understanding the Legal Content Lifecycle