Available until 26 March 2021

Free access to this course will no longer be available to LPLC insureds after 26/3/2021.

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Our public course will continue to be available here and is currently priced at $79 per person.



About our course

Our online course Cyber Risk for Law Firms contains essential cyber risk education in a language participants can understand.

The course is suitable for both lawyers and non-lawyers and provides up-to-the-minute education about cyber risk and email fraud, including COVID-19 scams. The course appeals to all participants by avoiding jargon while incorporating relatable scenarios through a thoughtful, logical structure. 

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What you will learn

Our unique and up-to-the-minute course focuses on professional duties using real-life case studies impacting law firms and other businesses. You'll learn that:

  • Managing cyber risk is a professional issue

  • Why cyber risk is everyone’s responsibility

  • How cyber events and human error occur

  • Practical steps to protect yourself, your business and your clients

Course structure

  • Our interactive course is divided into ten concise chapters that you can work through at your own pace.

  • It contains just over one hour of video content, broken into shorter videos of around five minutes each.

  • There are four short quizzes to reinforce learnings as you progress through the course.

  • Participants must pass all the quizzes to receive a certificate of completion.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Chapter 01: Welcome

    • Before you start: using the course player

    • Introduction: Cyber Risk for Law Firms
  • 2

    Chapter 02: Cybercrime impacting businesses today

    • Why your practice is at risk
  • 3

    Chapter 03: Impersonation fraud

    • Impersonation fraud

    • LPLC Risk Video Bite - Fake Bank Account Details

    • Check in
  • 4

    Chapter 04: Phishing

    • Phishing - introduction

    • How to recognise phishing emails

    • Checklist: Recognising phishing emails

    • Check your learnings so far
  • 5

    Chapter 05: Use of email to compromise other accounts

    • How email can be used to hack other platforms
  • 6

    Chapter 06: Breached passwords and weak log-in credentials

    • Securing your log-in credentials
  • 7

    Chapter 07: Data theft, identity fraud and the dark web

    • Hacking of confidential information held by law firms

    • Identity fraud and the dark web
  • 8

    Chapter 08: Ransomware and other malicious software

    • Ransomware

    • Malware designed purely to destroy

    • Can you spot a phishing message? Take this short quiz on the ACSC website (Optional content)
  • 9

    Chapter 09: Human error

    • Human error and data breaches

    • Check in
  • 10

    Chapter 10: Summary & Additional Resources

    • Video summary

    • One minute survey - help us provide the education law firms need
  • 11

    Additional Resources

    • Cyber Security Guide for Lawyers

    • LPLC Cyber Security Brochure - How to protect yourself

    • A3 Cyber Fraudsters poster

    • LPLC Cybercrime Bank Contact List

  • 12

    About L & C

    • About us

  • 13

    Legals

    • Copyright notice and third party copyright

Earn One CPD Point

Earn one Continuing Professional Development point in a compulsory field (Practical & Business Skills) while working from any location, including from home, and during COVID-19 restrictions.

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