ALIAdvisory - Free webinar May 15 to meet your cyber breach coach, social engineering, CLIA mental health resources and more...

May 2025

Register now: Meet your cyber breach coach at ALIA's upcoming webinar on May 15

Cybersecurity expert Imran Ahmad explains the current threat landscape and what to expect in a breach scenario

One in six (16%) Canadian businesses were affected by cyber security incidents in 2023, according to Statistics Canada. Law firms present an attractive target for cybercriminals and ALIA wants to equip its Subscribers with the crucial knowledge they need to have an agile response in the event of a cyber breach.

Join us for ALIA's upcoming webinar to get a glimpse at the breach response process, led by cybersecurity expert and breach coach Imran Ahmad. Learn what to expect in the event your firm is hit, including your regulatory privacy obligations if a breach occurs to personal information in your or your vendor's care, custody and control.

This session is open to all ALIA Subscribers, as well as law firm administrators, your IT personnel, or other employees who can benefit from the information.

WEBINAR: Meet your Breach Coach: Breach Response and the Current Threat Landscape

Date: Thursday, May 15, 2025

Time: noon – 1:00 p.m. MDT

Location: online (Microsoft Teams)

Cost: Free

Webinar Topics:

The current threat landscape
Claims activity
What to expect in a breach scenario
Q&A with the breach coach

As the webinar requires individual links for all participants, please have each member of your firm register separately. Registrants will receive an email confirmation containing a link as well as an attachment to add the event to their calendar.

The webinar will be recorded and those who are unable to attend can request a link to the video by contacting ALIA.

Meet your cyber breach coach

Widely recognized as a leading cybersecurity expert, Imran Ahmad is a senior partner with Norton Rose Fulbright, as well as their Canadian head of the technology sector and Canadian co-head of information governance, privacy and cybersecurity.

As part of his cybersecurity practice, Imran works with clients to develop and implement strategies related to cyber threats. He advises on legal risk assessments, compliance, due diligence, security, and data breach incident preparedness and response.

Imran often acts as "breach counsel" in the event of a cybersecurity incident, and has extensive experience in managing complex cross-border security incidents.

Imran is the author of Canada's first legal incident preparation and response handbook, titled Cybersecurity in Canada: A Guide to Best Practices, Planning, and Management.

Social Engineering Fraud

Fraudsters continue to employ social engineering techniques to target lawyers and law firms in Alberta, enticed by the confidential client information stored in their computer systems and the frequent movement of money through their trust accounts.

ALIA has received many reports of both successful and attempted social engineering scams in the last several years.

Demystifying ALIA: What to report

Mistakes happen. Clients accuse their lawyers of mistakes, whether or not mistakes have been made. Lawyers are sued. The good news is that ALIA, the mandatory professional liability indemnity program for those Alberta lawyers required to participate in it, exists to help lawyers through these stressful situations.

There are certain rights and obligations that come with being an ALIA Subscriber. The best thing you can possibly do to protect yourself when a potential problem arises is report to ALIA.

Free Webinars May 12-16 for Well-Being in the Legal Profession Week

In partnership with the Law Society of Manitoba and the Law Society of Saskatchewan, CLIA is presenting Well-Being in the Legal Profession Week from May 12 to 16, 2025.

Members in CLIA jurisdictions are invited to register now for a series free webinars, which will be hosted daily noon – 1 p.m. (MDT). Throughout the week, participants will have access to relevant blog posts on a range of mental health topics.

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