Use Case: Client Protection Service for Attorneys
In this digital world, we have to take care to avoid the digital threats we encounter in our everyday life. Whether it’s dodging phishing emails/texts, protecting your privacy, or having to suss out mis/disinformation from something legitimate, we all have our work cut out for us. A misstep could lead to loss of money, theft of sensitive information, a damaged reputation, or physical harm.
Bsquared Intel’s Client Protection service is designed to protect individuals’ digital security, privacy, and safety during lawsuits.
The need for protection matters because people are exposed to risks that impact their safety, finances, and mental health.
Statistics
The FBI states in their 2023 Internet Crime Report that there were close to 300,000 criminal complaints filed due to phishing and 1,697 criminal complaints were filed in relation to threats of violence. [Source: FBI]
80% of all stalking victims are tracked using technology, while 67% are stalked in person, and some people experience both types of stalking. [Source: SafeHome.org]
Who Benefits
The clients you legally represent may vary and so does their need for you to legally protect them.
Depending on the legal situations your clients face, they may need digital protection. The situations could be highly stressful, psychologically draining and damaging, and reputationally harmful.
Your clients have much to lose even if they’re victorious in the outcome of the case. This means they may need continuing support after everything is settled.
So, how do your clients benefit from our services?
Your clients may benefit from our services if:
- They’re in legal disputes like divorces or litigation.
- They’re in abusive relationships and face things like harassment, smear campaigns, and stalking.
- They’re high profile individuals like public figures, influencers, or executives.
- They’re professionals under pressure such as doctors, lawyers, or journalists.
Knowing who benefits from these services, let’s talk about some common digital threats we addresses.
Common Digital Threats Our Service Addresses
In our everyday life, in our very connected digital world, we have to be on our toes to protect ourselves. Some stuff you can control like protecting yourself from phishing, identity theft, and, if you use social media, what you post online. Some things we can’t control, like data breaches, or someone setting up fake social media profiles impersonating you.
When it comes to your clients, they may face digital threats that originate directly from the opposing party or those that are in alliance with them.
Here are some of the common digital threats our Client Protection service addresses.
Compromised devices and accounts: Hacked social media accounts, email, phones, laptops, cloud storage.
Exposure of private information: Doxxing information like contact information, physical address, and finances.
Online stalking and harassment: Tracking devices, threats and intimidation on social media.
Reputation attacks: Spreading false information in an attempt to defame. Creating fake websites and social media accounts.
Data exploitation: Opposing parties gathering damaging data in an attempt to leverage it in a lawsuit to question your client’s credibility.
Real-World Use Cases for Client Protection Services
Protecting Privacy During Divorce:
- Spouses were in a cat and mouse game of spying on each other.
- Client was referred to us by their attorney to tighten up their security.
- We helped get their devices properly locked down, hardened their web browser, and secured their online accounts.
Reputation Protection in Litigation:
- Client’s client was being harassed and defamed online.
- We were asked to collect and preserve social media posts to submit as evidence in case.
- Our client leveraged the evidence to successfully argue their case.
Protecting Client In Abusive Relationship (Pre-Divorce):
- Client was surveilled and stalked by their significant other. Finances were controlled.
- We put together instructions for removing suspected stalkerware. We also built out counter surveillance measures for client along with creating an affordable toolkit for what needed to be done.
- Safety and privacy was highest concern for the end goal which was to deliver our documents to the client. We successfully executed the plan using a trusted third party.
Why You Need a Professional for Client Protection
- You’ll gain expert insights: We know how to identify risks, reduce security gaps, and monitor threats.
- We save you time: You can your client can focus on the case at hand.
- Discreet and ethical: We work quietly and responsibly behind the scenes to help protect your client.
- Court-ready evidence: Our Web/Social Media Forensics service will fit well for properly finding, analyzing, and preserving online evidence for you to submit to support your legal strategies.
Why this Service is Essential for Attorneys’ Clients
When a client approaches you for legal help, they may be in a situation that’s already tense. Attacks against them could ramp up as their case moves along.
This service helps:
- Protect Clients: By offering your clients protection, you are showing that you support them.
- Reduce Stress: Your clients come to you with their normal everyday stressors like work, family, relationships, and money. Depending on the type of help they need from you, it adds to the stress. They are in a vulnerable position. Help them feel secure so some of the weight is lifted off their shoulders.
- Strengthen Legal Strategies: Proactively working to reduce, or eliminate, hurdles that can significantly change the outcome of your client’s case is key. You want your client to have things like data breaches, or harm to their reputation, handled sooner than later. The collection, analysis, and preservation of evidence is another valuable part of your strategy.
Protect Your Clients When It Matters Most
What is offered in our Client Protection service shields your clients from harm, helps reduce the stress of the situation, and helps your legal strategy through the collection of evidence.
If your client is at risk, don’t wait for the situation to get out of hand. Contact us today to learn how our Client Protection services can secure their digital world. Use the contact form below.
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