ABA Resources

Articles and Periodicals

Periodicals (Check back regularly for cybersecurity features)

• Business Law Today (Business Law Section)
  
• Law Practice Magazine (Law Practice Division)
  
• Law Practice Today (Law Practice Division)
• Law Technology Today (Law Practice Division)
• The SciTech Lawyer (Section of Science and Technology Law)

Articles

• AI and Attorney-Client Privilege: A Brave New World for Lawyers, Business Law Today, September 2024 (Michael Simon and Andrew Pery)
• What Makes a Secure Payment System and Why Your Firm Should Use One, Law Technology Today, April 2024
• The Best Cybersecurity for Solo and Small Firms, Law Practice Today, March 2024 (Sharon Nelson, John Simek, and Michael Maschke)
• Practical and Reasonable Use of AI in Small Law Firms, Law Practice Today, March 2024 (Alexander Paykin)
• BC Tribunal Confirms Companies Remain Liable for Information Provided by AI Chatbot, Business Law Today, February 2024 (Lisa R Lifshitz and Roland Hung)
• Three Things Midsized Law Firms Can Do Now to Mitigate Their Cyber Risk, Business Law Today, January 2024 (Corey Garver)
• Employing Competent and Reasonable Safeguards, Law Practice Today, December 2023 (David Ries) 

Books and Book Chapters

Melissa Ventrone, “Small Firms and Sole Practitioners,” Chapter 9 in The ABA Cybersecurity Handbook, Third Ed. (Cybersecurity Legal Task Force 2022)

"The ABA Cybersecurity Handbook is a vital desk-side resource to help lawyers understand the nature of the threat, protect their practices and their clients' confidential information and intellectual property, and comply with ever-changing legal rules." - Reggie Turner, Past President, ABA

Vendor Contracting Project: Cybersecurity Checklist, Second Edition (Cybersecurity Legal Task 2021)

The Lawyer's Guide to Office Automation: Tools and Strategies to Improve Your Firm and Your Life (Law Practice Division 2023)

A Practical Guide to Cyber Insurance for Businesses (Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section 2022)

D&O Guide to Cyber Governance: Fiduciary Duties in the Digital Age (Business Law Section 2021)

Formal Opinions

Formal Opinion 512: Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools, July 2024 (Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility)

Formal Opinion 498: Virtual Practice, March 2021 (Center for Professional Responsibility)

Formal Opinion 495: Lawyers Working Remotely, December 2020 (Center for Professional Responsibility)

On-Demand CLE/Webinars

Cyber Threat Awareness and Creative Strategies for Managing Risk, November 2023 (Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division)

Cybersecurity for Attorneys: Start with the Basics, June 2023 (Law Practice Division) 

Remote Work: Ethically Do More with Less Time, June 2023 (Law Practice Division)

Ransomware Threats: Prevention Tips and Response Strategies, February 2023 (Infrastructure and Regulated Industries Section)

Cybersecurity: Navigating Ethical Challenges, February 2023 (ABA) 

Cybersecurity at a Turning Point, January 2023 (ABA)

What Constitutes Reasonable Measures to Protect Confidential Information, July 2022 (ABA)

Podcasts

Addressing New and Evolving Technologies in the Practice of Law, Business Law Section (December 6, 2023)

Beware the Latest Scams by Criminals Posing as the IRS, Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division (September 6, 2023)

Exploring the Evolving Impact of Emerging Technologies on the Practice of Law with Chris Hoofnagle, Business Law Section (April 19, 2023)

Building Your Technological Knowledge, Business Law Section (February 13, 2023)

Policy

• Resolution 610 encourages law schools to offer cybersecurity courses, August 2023 (Cybersecurity Legal Task Force) 
• Resolution 609 encourages  encourages lawyers to stay on top of new and emerging technologies so as to protect the data, products and systems of their firms, clients and vendors, August 2023 (Cybersecurity Legal Task Force)
• Resolution 608 urges urges Congress to pass legislation establishing cybersecurity as a legal duty for organizations, and urges federal agencies to harmonize regulations, incentivize developers to enhance cybersecurity, and promote resources and services for user resilience, August 2023 (Cybersecurity Legal Task Force)
• Resolution 604 urges organizations that design, develop, deploy and use AI to follow certain guidelines and for all three branches of government to uphold those guidelines, February 2023 (Cybersecurity Legal Task Force)
• Resolution 112 on the emerging ethical and legal issues related to AI in the legal profession, August 2019 (Science & Technology Law Section)
  
• Report and Resolution 109 encourages  It encourages private and public sector organizations to develop, implement, and maintain an appropriate cybersecurity program that complies with applicable ethical and legal obligations, and is tailored to the nature and scope of the organization, and the data and systems to be protected, August 2014 (Cybersecurity Legal Task Force)
• Report and Resolution 118 condemning intrusions into computer systems and networks utilized by lawyers and law firms and urges federal, state, and other governmental bodies to examine and amend existing laws to fight such intrusions, August 2013 (Cybersecurity Legal Task Force)
  
• Cybersecurity Legal Task Force: Five Principles, November 2012 (Cybersecurity Legal Task Force) 
  
• Resolution 105A, amending the black letter and Comments to Model Rules 1.0, 1.6, and 4.4, and the Comments to Model Rules 1.1 and 1.4 of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, August 2012 

Reports/Publications

The ABA Cybersecurity Handbook, Third Ed. (Cybersecurity Legal Task Force 2022)

Vendor Contracting Cybersecurity Checklist (2nd) (Cybersecurity Legal Task Force 2021)

ABA Cybersecurity TechReport (Law Practice Division 2023)

Cybersecurity for Law Firms: What Legal Professionals Should Know (Law Practice Division 2022) 

Survey of the Law of Cyberspace: An Introduction

Tips, Lists, and Other ABA Resources

State Data Security Law: An Overview

Avoiding AI Agreement Dystopia: Managing Key Risks in AI Licensing Deals