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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 N O V E M B E R / D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 5 23 could protect against what Whelan thinks is the biggest risk: losing your cellphone. "We're probably carrying around some- thing we don't want to share. You're much more likely to lose your phone . . . than you are to get ransom ware," he points out. While the rule "security through obscu- rity" is a good one to follow, there is a strug- gle to balance solid security with the conve- nience lawyers want from mobile devices. A complicated password, keeping a series of them for various products, and chang- ing them all regularly can be daunting. Technology companies are making efforts to make security more convenient by using biometrics — your fingerprint rather than a password to unlock a device — and auto- mating encryption so you actually have to turn it off, rather than having to turn it on. Litigation lawyer Jeff Richardson, a partner with Adams and Reese LLP in New Orleans, is waiting for technology to catch up to the point where increased security is easier to use. Richardson keeps his geek side current through his web site, iPhone JD, which he describes as the oldest and largest web site for lawyers who use iPhones and iPads. He loves the convenience of the devices and figures he hasn't taken his laptop out of the office in five years, preferring instead to use the tablet on the go. As one who knows the risks, he's care- ful of what he does. He thinks DropBox is a great tool, but because it's a third- party service, he won't use it on the mobile devices. "I'm OK with the cloud as long as it has the right kind of security on it," he says. He feels much more secure using a cloud service that his firm has physical custody of. His firm's approach is to allow the law- yers to choose their own phones; many others provide phones. While there are people who only want to have one phone, the BYOD model can be fraught with security issues for law firms. In Richard- son's opinion, the best form of control is through firm policies that outline the lawyers' responsibilities to ensure they are using their tools in a safe way. That includes an agreement that the firm will clear the phone when the lawyer leaves the firm. "Attorneys need to be smart and always be weighing the tradeoffs" of con- venience versus security, he says. There's no one piece of software that will suit everyone's needs universally. Solo practitioners are advised to seek the help of a service provider to put together a package to suit their needs. And law societies have several initiatives to help lawyers protect their client information and the integrity of the information they control. The Law Society of British Columbia has a checklist available in terms of what to watch for, as do private providers. The Law Society of Alberta recently published some security suggestions in its publication Law Society Today, which stresses the importance of being aware of the threats. In addition to emphasizing the importance of keeping client com- munication confidential, the law society points out the mere fact that the indi- vidual has retained a lawyer needs to be protected. This makes lawyers' client lists even more valuable than customer lists belonging to a department store or an airline, which will also contain valuable personal information. New Edition British Columbia Supreme Court Rules Annotated 2016 Allan P. Seckel, Q.C., and James C. MacInnis Digests prepared by Beth Hepburn, B.A., LL.B., of OnPoint Legal Research British Columbia Supreme Court Rules Annotated 2016 delivers valuable insights on how to navigate the rules. Get expert commentary and case annotations that provide relevant, time-saving perspectives with every issue. 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