It was so simple in the old days. The filing system was secured by lock and key. The communication “platforms” were writing a letter, setting up a meeting or speaking on the telephone. Any risk of interception by unauthorized third parties was negligible.

Then technology came along and ruined everything. Technology changed the way lawyers store and access their client data. It’s only really now, in the age of high profile hacks, that lawyers are starting to question where their data goes when it is in transit and where it lives when it is at rest on a server.

The decision for law firms on where to store data is not an easy one, for there are many benefits and risks to take into account. The choices come down to storing data on local hard drives or USB sticks (not recommended), on a shared drive on a network, or somewhere on the cloud.

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