Ride the Lightning
Cybersecurity and Future of Law Practice Blog
by Sharon D. Nelson Esq., President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc.
Why Lawyers MUST Upgrade from Windows XP and Office 2003
April 10, 2014
Lecturing to audiences about why they must upgrade software when support for it is terminated by the manufacturer is much like pissing into a strong wind. The reasons for not upgrading are many – I like this software, I don't want to learn new software, there's not really a problem (the "spreading FUD" charge), I don't have the money – and the list goes on and on.
While we always try to explain the ethical requirements of competence (including competence with your technology) and the duty of safeguarding client data, too often our words fall on deaf ears.
So please read this excellent piece from the New York Law Journal, which explains it all beautifully.
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