Clio CEO and co-founder Jack Newton and Dialawg LLC CEO Jeff Goens have co-authored a white paper recently published by the International Legal Technology Association.
The white paper, “Safer Cloud, Better Practice: Ten Cloud Computing Considerations,” walks you through ten questions, and why they are important for you to ask cloud computing vendors before moving your data to “the cloud:”
- What professional standards and ethical considerations surround cloud computing?
- What encryption methods and strengths are appropriate for client data?
- Where are the physical servers, and who has access to the data?
- How and where are the data backed up?
- How can I retrieve my data from the cloud?
- How reputable is my provider?
- What do the terms say?
- What can my cloud provider do with my data?
- What do I need to do locally to protect confidential data?
- What else can I do to protect myself and improve my cloud experience?
While ethics is often at the forefront of any decision making process, whether large law firm, or a solo or small law firm, it sometimes seems as if lawyers are expected to be computer scientists as well. The white paper provides a roadmap, explaining why each question is important for lawyers, what “best practices” you should expect from a cloud computing vendor and how to protect yourself, and your data.
Read the complete white paper, and check out the complete October issue, Risky Business.
