not just once, either.
by roman h. kepczyk
quantum of paperless
going “paperless” means that all firm files and client data will be digitally stored on the firm’s network, which is almost always accessible to firm personnel via internal workstations and remotely via the internet. the firm has a fiduciary responsibility to protect this data from anyone not specifically authorized to view it.
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proper security is very difficult for any internal network administrator to guarantee as few have the experience and ongoing training to implement security settings optimally the first time. therefore, all “one-shot” implementations of firewalls, wifi routers, virtual private networks and other security settings should be outsourced to an organization that has experienced personnel dedicated to security. in many cases, these providers can also
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