Law firms invest significant time and money protecting their own systems, data and training that people to ensure their data and their client data is safe. However, one of the biggest cyber security risks often sits outside of the firm. Every supplier you work with has the potential to introduce risk into your business. [...]
We recently wrote about why having a framework for classifying your data is so important in the digital age and the hidden risks that firms are building by not investing time in doing this. With Artificial Intelligence increasingly embedded into everyday business tools, classifying data properly has become essential to running a secure, compliant, [...]
Microsoft have announced Microsoft 365 Copilot Business, launching 1st December 2025, designed for organisations with up to 300 users. At launch this contains the same feature set as the full Microsoft 365 Copilot but at two thirds the cost. Even more exciting are limited-time, introductory offers with savings of up to 35%. So now [...]
UK law firms face the delicate challenge of embracing AI innovation without compromising the confidentiality standards their clients rely on. AI has an extremely wide scope and is capable of an extraordinary range of tasks, helping to optimise and streamline operations within a law firm and increase the benefit to clients. However, AI is [...]
Whilst the Online Safety Act might initially only seem to be aimed at social media and big tech platforms, it has important knock-on effects for UK law firms, especially when it comes to data protection, client trust, and your law firm’s reputation. What is the Online Safety Act? In essence, the Online Safety Act aims to make online platforms [...]
The EU’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) makes it safer for consumers and businesses to purchase software and hardware products with a digital component. To understand more about what this means for UK law firms, read on for an overview of what this law covers, how it relates to the UK, and its implications for [...]
Our Managing Director, Bruce, recently caught up with Philippa Keith, CEO at MSP Organisation. MSP Organisation is a UK-based corporate services group that provides a wide range of specialist services to help businesses succeed. They have been a long term client of Pro Drive’s for over 5 years. Services we provide to MSP: Strategic [...]
SIM swapping fraud is one of the fastest growing areas of cybercrime with reports doubling year on year, according to Action Fraud, the UK national reporting centre. What is SIM swapping? A SIM swapping attack involves a cybercriminal ‘stealing’ your mobile phone number by requesting a new SIM card (usually an e-SIM) from your [...]
By Matt Taylor, Technical Director I attended an event recently where a speaker on a panel session told the audience of small / medium business owners that they needed to engage the services of a specialist cyber security company as well as their IT Managed Service Provider (IT provider). Their argument was that this would save [...]
Passwords alone are no longer enough to protect accountancy firms from the increasingly prevalent threat posed by cyber criminals, with everything from phishing to brute force being resorted to by cyber attackers to access confidential information and steal funds. Serving as just one answer to the high demands of modern cyber security, multi-factor authentication [...]
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