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PDI LUNCH TIME WEBINAR – 1 PACLE ETHICS CREDIT – DECEMBER 5, 2025 @ 12:00 P.M. – TODD SCOTT, VP RISK MGT, MLM PRESENTS “Cyber Security Protection for Lawyers in 2026”
Cyber Security Protection for Lawyers (2026) equips attorneys to prevent, detect, and respond to
modern threats. Todd Scott, Esquire, VP of Risk Management, Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company, will cover phishing, deep-fakes and AI-driven fraud, Ransomware, data-loss prevention, secure communications, vendor/cloud risks, and practical safeguards (MFA, encryption, backups, zero-trust). Learn incident-response steps, breach-notification basics, ethics and confidentiality duties, and insurer expectations. Attendees leave with a prioritized checklist, policy templates, and recommended low-cost tools suited to solo, small, and mid-size practices. Attendees will learn how to:
• Identify top cybersecurity threats facing lawyers in 2026.
• Understand ethical duties to protect client data.
• Spot phishing, spoofing, and AI-driven scams.
• Secure email, cloud, and remote systems effectively.
• Create a practical incident-response plan.
• Use affordable security tools for small firms.
• Align cyber insurance with risk management goals.
• Apply a prioritized cybersecurity checklist immediately.
The following ethics rules will be addressed:
ABA Model Rule 1.1 – Competence
ABA Model Rule 1.4 – Communication
ABA Model Rule 1.6 – Confidentiality of Information ABA Model Rule 1.15 – Safekeeping Property
