Optimal Insights

Plain-English answers to your questions about technology best practices.

Is the Cloud Secure?

It’s very common for organizations to avoid cloud computing out of legitimate concern for their data’s safety. “What if someone gains access to my environment?” “Since it’s not in my control, what if something goes wrong?” “Wouldn’t my data be more susceptible to cyberattack?” Indeed, there are many pervasive misconceptions

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Is Data Safe in the Cloud?

There’s a very real separation anxiety that comes with surrendering your network to an outside provider; putting the fate of your data in someone else’s hands is, quite simply, a frightening concept. In fact, this is such a common occurrence that we’ve crafted our cloud migration process specifically to alleviate

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How to Test a Disaster Recovery Plan for Law Firms

Disasters can be, well, even more disastrous to law firms because their responsibility to protect client data does not dissipate post-disaster. In fact, former ABA President Steve Zack was quoted as saying, “They [law firms] must represent the client competently and diligently, safeguard client’s property, and maintain client confidentiality and

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What are the Best Ways to Prevent Malware for Law Firms?

Did you know that in Cisco Systems Inc.’s 2015 Annual Security Report, law firms were ranked as the seventh most-vulnerable industry? That’s scary, considering how heavily law firms rely on data, and how heavily their clients rely on privacy. In a previous blog, we investigated the top cybersecurity threats to law

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