The need for digital security is increasing

December 2016 saw Chinese hackers target New York law firms in an attempt to gather confidential information on recent mergers and acquisitions in order to penetrate the stock market. Targeting the confidential communications of the law firms, the hackers netted around $4 million in profit from the information they were able to gather. The ease with which this appeared to have been carried out will only encourage more of the same attacks. Preet Bharara , US attorney for the southern district of New York, said that the Chinese hackers successfully breached “at least” two law firms, which he did not name, and targeted at least another five.

“This case of cyber-meets-securities fraud should serve as a wake-up call for law firms around the world,” he said. “You (law firms) are, and will be, targets of cyber hacking, because you have information valuable to would-be criminals.”

These cyber attacks have highlighted how the interception of client-confidential information can have meaningful consequences, and this applies to virtually every area of law. Traditional methods of communications in law firms are no longer sufficient due to the higher levels of sophistication in hacking, and the increasing availability of equipment and software which facilitates interception and eavesdropping on communications. The need for a CyberSecurity focused solution is now a necessity within firms, and will affect individuals/enterprises decision on what law firm they wish to work with in the future.

With client information the target of recent cyber attack, legal firms must adopt new, robust methods of communications to protect their clients, as well as their own reputation. In order to do this, the ability to control who speaks to whom within their firm is essential, alongside the mandate that all conversations are encrypted and private.

SaltDNA was created to specifically solve this problem for enterprises and works with all sizes of law firms to protect their practices and their clients. In the words of one of our customers, a large International law firm based in London:

“SaltDNA is part of every new case set up. We explain the reasons for using SaltDNA to our clients and they’re thankful that we have this in place. It removes the need for cryptic phone conversations and is driving better communication with our clients.”

SaltDNA provides a full managed software solution, on an enterprise scale, that enables absolute privacy in mobile communications. Secure one-to-one messaging and calls, conference calling and group chat, secure transfer and storage of files/images, better call quality and LDAP integration enable secure communication and collaboration across the enterprise. The SaltDNA solution is easy to deploy (SaaS & On-Premise) and uses multi-layered encryption techniques to meet the highest security standards. The SaltDNA Desktop and Mobile apps are intuitive and easy to install and use. The SaltDNA Communication Manager provides a console for tight management of users and can be configured for the management of regulatory compliance.