Comments on: Security of Email for Solicitors http://ashell.wordpress.com/2006/09/24/security-of-email-for-solicitors/ Just another Wordpress.com weblog Mon, 30 Oct 2006 04:35:26 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Instant Messaging in the Law Firm « LJ’s Computer Applications to Law Blog http://ashell.wordpress.com/2006/09/24/security-of-email-for-solicitors/#comment-10 Instant Messaging in the Law Firm « LJ’s Computer Applications to Law Blog Sat, 07 Oct 2006 05:07:13 +0000 http://ashell.wordpress.com/2006/09/24/security-of-email-for-solicitors/#comment-10 [...] Below is a comment I made in repsonse to AShell’s post on e-mail security for solicitors.  The original blog can be found at  http://ashell.wordpress.com/2006/09/24/security-of-email-for-solicitors/#comment-9 [...] [...] Below is a comment I made in repsonse to AShell’s post on e-mail security for solicitors.  The original blog can be found at  http://ashell.wordpress.com/2006/09/24/security-of-email-for-solicitors/#comment-9 [...]

]]> By: lannsoon http://ashell.wordpress.com/2006/09/24/security-of-email-for-solicitors/#comment-9 lannsoon Sat, 07 Oct 2006 05:04:38 +0000 http://ashell.wordpress.com/2006/09/24/security-of-email-for-solicitors/#comment-9 What of instant messaging type communications? When I sit down in the majority of my classes at home (unlike UNSW where the powers that be seem to feel that chairs and desks that look like trees are more important than wireless internet!), I can't help but notice that everyone with a laptop (which is nearly everyone) has either MSN messenger or G-mail messenger open and ready to go. While this undoubtedly leads to some mindless chit chat, it is also an effective medium for discussion. As a generation of lawyers graduate from law school having used instant messaging networks, it is not a stretch to think that these lawyers will want to use this form of communication in their practice, but what of security of these systems? When I went to the IT geek at my former job to ask her if I could install MSN Messenger on my work computer (It really was for work purposes! Seriously.) she nearly shat her pants. Apparently having Messenger on a secure LAN is like waving a red flag to a cyber hacking bull. I guess that this means that Messenger, in its current form, isn’t a good idea to sensitive legal material. However, this doesn’t mean that ALL instant messaging networks need be insecure. Personally, I think that messaging is a great form of communication. Its quicker and more personal than e-mail, while less invasive than a phone call. I, for one, hope that messaging evolves and sticks around. LJ What of instant messaging type communications? When I sit down in the majority of my classes at home (unlike UNSW where the powers that be seem to feel that chairs and desks that look like trees are more important than wireless internet!), I can’t help but notice that everyone with a laptop (which is nearly everyone) has either MSN messenger or G-mail messenger open and ready to go. While this undoubtedly leads to some mindless chit chat, it is also an effective medium for discussion. As a generation of lawyers graduate from law school having used instant messaging networks, it is not a stretch to think that these lawyers will want to use this form of communication in their practice, but what of security of these systems? When I went to the IT geek at my former job to ask her if I could install MSN Messenger on my work computer (It really was for work purposes! Seriously.) she nearly shat her pants. Apparently having Messenger on a secure LAN is like waving a red flag to a cyber hacking bull. I guess that this means that Messenger, in its current form, isn’t a good idea to sensitive legal material. However, this doesn’t mean that ALL instant messaging networks need be insecure. Personally, I think that messaging is a great form of communication. Its quicker and more personal than e-mail, while less invasive than a phone call. I, for one, hope that messaging evolves and sticks around.

LJ

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