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w w w . c a n a d i a n l a w y e r m a g . c o m J U N E / J U LY 2 0 1 9 23 L A W O F F I C E M A N A G E M E N T the technical preventions; regular training will help staff understand the ever-changing threats to which they may be vulnerable. Boughton also conducts simulated attacks and annual inter- active sessions for employees. Ensuring that staff is diligent about following policies and procedures is neces- sary to avoid the scams built on social engineering. The key, says Walls, is preparing for the unknown threats. "You don't really know what the next big danger is going to be. "When you get right down to it, I think people are going to have to get used to slowing down a little bit when we're working on things," he says. "It's difficult, particularly in law, because there's so much that's time sensitive, but as you can see, if you make the wrong decision, if you cut that corner and don't do that final check, disaster can strike." As for Dentons, attempts to reclaim the lost money con- tinues through the legal action, but Canada region general counsel David Goult says none of Dentons' systems or data were compromised in the fraud. He says the scam at the Van- couver office occurred when the mortgage company's comput- er system was breached, providing fraudsters with access to the details and timing of the real estate transaction. Dentons, he adds, devotes substantial resources to fraud awareness and pre- vention, including mandated training to ensure its own systems aren't compromised. "We have regular training on an annual basis for all of our personnel . . . on these kinds of risks, these kinds of dan- gers that are out there," he says, such as phishing and other schemes. "As fraudsters change and develop and modify their methods, we change and modify our training. "Every organization has been aware that there are phishing schemes out there, so you want to be very careful before you open an email with an attachment, unless you're very, very sure it's secure." "They will wait and wait. . . . When the issue resolves and there's money to be put into the account . . . the hacker, posing as the client, will send an email to the lawyer saying thanks for doing a great job, can you send the funds to this account." Ian Hu, LawPro Gain an overview of the legal and tax issues involved in estate planning. New Edition &TUBUF1MBOOJOH)BOECPPLɋUI&EJUJPO John P. Allen and Brian J. Quinlan &TUBUF1MBOOJOH)BOECPPLɋUI&EJUJPO provides an overview of the law and makes sense of complex concepts in estate planning and taxes payable upon death. Co-authored by a lawyer and a chartered professional accountant, Estate Planning Handbook, ɋUI&EJUJPO focuses on general estate planning tools for many stages of life and discusses common planning situations. This practical resource contains valuable annotated precedents that you can adapt to suit your client's circumstances, and highlights how you can avoid problems by using clear wording. 0SEFSɂ-ɍɍɏɎɎɏɋɈɌɋɈɆɉɃɇɌɆ 4PGUDPWFSBQQSPYɈɋɆQBHFT.BSDIɈɆɇɏɏɍɎɆɍɍɏɎɎɏɋɈɋ Shipping and handling are extra. Price subject to change without notice and subject to applicable taxes. "WBJMBCMF3JTL'SFF'PSɉɆ%BZT 0SEFSPOMJOFBUTUPSFUIPNTPOSFVUFSTDB $BMM5PMM'SFFɅɇɎɆɆɉɎɍɋɇɌɊ*O5PSPOUPɊɇɌɌɆɏɉɎɆɆ ©2019 Thomson Reuters. TR695565_03/2019_DGM Untitled-6 1 2019-05-31 12:23 PM

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