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Over the past year, we have seen an increase in hack attempts and in security breaches from inside and outside the organization. Standard methods of user authentication are no longer enough to protect an organization's data. Multifactor authentication technology can help! See how you can secure access to SharePoint using on-premises and Windows Azure federation services combined with multifactor authentication. Whether on the premises or in the cloud, these powerful tools can create a secure mechanism for your users to access SharePoint.

Description: Digitization offers law firms significant opportunities, but also presents huge threats. While many of the top law firms are greatly progressing in their cyber security efforts, a vast majority of small to mid-sized firms still do not fully understand the risks and implications of failing to adequately protect their rich repositories of personal information, corporate secrets and intellectual property. This presentation will provide a snapshot of IT Security threats facing law firms today and the importance of focusing on cyber security efforts. Speakers: Richard Martinez is an IT professional in the legal industry with 19 years of experience in infrastructure, cyber security, SEO/SEM/SEP, project management and team building. Holding a Certified Ethical Hacker certification and serving as the IT Manager in an Am Law 20 firm, he also consults with small to mid-size businesses on their digital efforts from attracting new clients to retaining, optimizing and securing their data once it is received. Previous roles in multiple Am Law 100 firms give Richard a unique perspective of the legal technology process from an out-sourced and in-house perspective. Jeffrey Brandt has been the CIO for several top 100 U.S. law firms, and has 30 years of experience in the field of legal automation. He now consults to law firms and professionals on projects as diverse as process and electronic workflow management, knowledge management, information governance and security, BYOD/S, communities of practice and IT executive coaching. Jeffrey is also the Editor of the popular PinHawk Legal Technology Digest and is a frequent educational speaker at industry conferences.

Our panel has a lively discussion on what every lawyer needs to know about mobility today, and where mobility is likely to take the legal profession in the coming years. Speakers:     Ginevra Saylor is the National Director of Knowledge Management with Dentons Canada LLP, where she develops and implements the firm's knowledge management and innovation strategy and initiatives. She leads the knowledge management lawyers, business intelligence, information services, process improvement and intranet teams. Ginevra practiced law for 10 years and has been working in law firm KM for the past 16 years. Dan Hauck is the CEO of ThreadKM, a knowledge management platform that helps legal teams work together better using integrated chat, file and project management. Previously, Dan practiced law at Bryan Cave LLP, where he focused on complex commercial and antitrust litigation. Fiona Stone is a Systems Analyst at Perkins Coie LLP. She administers systems and applications for the litigation, e-discovery and personal planning groups, and manages major cloud based systems used by the firm. Fiona holds several technical certifications including Project Management Professional, and is a trained Six Sigma Green Belt and Lean expert. Mark Thorogood is the Director of Application Services at Perkins Coie. He holds several technical certifications, including Project Management Professional and Android Developer. During his tenure in the U.S. Army, Mark earned the distinguished leadership award and was the U.S. Army instructor of the year. An invited member of the International Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines, his passion is enabling others to maximize the value of technology.

Join us for a series of discussions examining various aspects of Office 365, its applicability to ILTA membership and strategies for incorporating it into your work environment. This session will focus on Office 365 licensing. Moderator: Tim Hooks, IT Director at American Municipal Power, Inc. Speaker: Larry Kuhn, an Account Technology Stategist at Microsoft, joined the company as an enterprise consultant in 2001. As a consultant, he helped numerous global enterprise customers plan, design and deploy solutions based on SharePoint and .NET technologies. In his current role as a Technology Strategist, Larry assists his customers with solving their business challenges and seizing market opportunities using Microsoft-based solutions. With over 25 years of experience in the software industry, his experience spans areas of end-user productivity, application development and project management. Additional Resources: Licensing for Office 365 Home  Licensing for Office 365 Business Office 365 Plan Options Office in Education for Students, Teachers & Schools (check eligibility) Deploy Click-to-Run for Office 365 products by using the Office Deployment Tool

Please join us for this recorded open mic discussion about log file collection, parsing and management using open source or inexpensive software. Some of the applications we'll be talking about are Splunk, SumoLogic, LogStash and LANsweeper. Members of the Emerging Technologies Peer Group, along with Eric Richards, the IT Manager at Tucker Ellis, will be participating in this discussion and everyone is invited to listen, ask questions and provide input.

Additional Resources Links   OneDrive – for personal use               http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/getting-started-onedrive-tutorial               http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/onedrive/onedrive-help   OneDrive for Business               https://onedrive.live.com/about/en-us/business/               https://blog.onedrive.com/built-in-mobile-device-management-now-available-for-office-365-commercial-plans/               https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Video-Get-to-know-OneDrive-for-Business-31D21E9D-AE54-4BAB-A0D9-E71EC0416B9A

Join our panel as they discuss increasing attorney productivity through third party apps.  The discussion starts with general issues around mobile devices and third party apps, including mobile device management, the mobile app distribution model, vetting, support and training.  The panel then turns to specific apps that respond to attorney needs, seem to be more heavily adopted, or help the panelists themselves be more productive through their mobile devices. Vern Cole brings more than 20 years of risk management and information governance leadership to his role as Security Architect at Perkins Coie, where he is responsible for the information security and privacy programs. Vern joined Perkins Coie in 2010, a Seattle-based law firm known for its marquee list of high-tech clients and is based in the firm’s Seattle office. Previous to Perkins Coie, Vern was the CSO for Varolii, a Seattle based technology enterprise, and Director of Western Consulting at VeriSign. Vern is a member of the LegalSEC Steering Committee. Amy Halverson manages the litigation knowledge management program at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, a firm that started in Silicon Valley and now has 14 offices across the U.S., Europe and China.  The firm is known for its service to clients in the technology and life sciences industries, as well as other emerging enterprises.  Amy is an attorney and former litigator.  She has been at Wilson Sonsini  since 2006, or "1 B.iOS." -- 1 year before iPhone.   Karen Helde has worked in law firms for more than 20 years. She is currently the Director of Library, Research & Records Services at Lane Powell PC in Seattle. In addition to apps for legal, her professional interests include knowledge management, collaborative technologies, and the expanding role of law librarians. Gwyn McAlpine oversees the knowledge management, technology training and user adoption programs at Perkins Coie, a Seattle-based firm with over 1,000 attorneys in 19 offices.  Perkins Coie has been named to Fortune Magazine’s Best Places to Work for 13 consecutive years.  Gwyn is based in the Portland office and previously practiced law as a transactional attorney.  Gwyn is a member of the Knowledge Management Peer Group Steering Committee.  

Early on VDI was promoted with the statement, “VDI will provide huge benefits for your IT environment.”  Is this statement still valid?  That’s a great question.  VDI has matured, and many companies have tried or implemented this technology.  For those that have tried, but not implemented, why did they hold back?  For those that have implemented, are they seeing the benefits? Please join us as Jim Moreo and Lisa Stone with Cornerstone I.T., J. Abernathy with MindShift and Kevin Svec with Sanders and Parks discuss the previous statement “VDI will provide huge benefits for your IT environment”, and break down those benefits to see if in fact VDI still makes sense for your environment.

Join the members of the User Support Peer Group as they discuss lessons learned from 2014 and what they are looking forward to in 2015.   SPEAKERS:Michelle Spencer, Sr. Trainer, Bracewell & Giuliani LLPMaritta, Terrell, Trainer & Application Support, Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C.Denise Ash, Training Manager, Jackson Kelly PLLCJeanne Marie Boswell, Director of Technology Training, Paul Hastings LLP Contributor: Linda Jones, Manager of Training and Technical Support, Schiff Hardin LLP

The importance of a strong professional network cannot be overstated. The people to whom you connect, with whom you collaborate and for whom you serve as a trusted resource are enormous assets for career development and expansion, advice, support and friendship. We spoke some true experts on networking within the ILTA community, and their advice is worth heeding as you grow and define your network. Here is out interview with Mary Abraham, internationally known law firm knowledge management leader and consultant. Other interviewees: Natalie Alesi and Tim Golden