ABA Cybersecurity Guidelines

Value Proposition: Why Choose AdVran for ABA Cybersecurity?

ABA Formal Opinions 477R and 483 establish that lawyers have an ethical duty to make reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized access to client information. Competence now includes technological competence.

1. Reasonable Security Measures

We implement the “reasonable efforts” the ABA requires—encryption, access controls, secure communications, and monitoring—tailored to the sensitivity of client matters.

2. Ethical Obligation Support

We provide the technical security posture that supports attorneys’ ethical obligations under Model Rules 1.1 (Competence), 1.6 (Confidentiality), and 5.3 (Supervision).

3. Client Data Classification

We classify client data by sensitivity and implement proportionate security controls, ensuring privileged communications and work product receive enhanced protection.

4. Technology Competence

We serve as the technology competence resource the ABA expects lawyers to either possess or access, providing expertise in data security, encryption, and threat mitigation.