Their answers revealed that more than 70 % of law firms view file sharing as «increasingly important» and 89 % use unencrypted email as «the dominant means for sharing privileged communications.» (aderant.com)
A secure client portal is all the more important in light of ABA Opinion 477, which requires lawyers to avoid the use of unencrypted email when discussing particularly sensitive issues with clients. (mycase.com)
Another broker was fined $ 5,000 for sending unencrypted emails from his firm email address to his personal email address, and to a third party that included attachments containing nonpublic personal information for firm customers. (smarsh.com)