Julie Dunmore, Author at Neo Technologies

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Innovation: Mid-Size Law Firms Thrive with AI and Cost-Effective Tools in 2025

In 2025, the legal industry will experience rapid changes. Clients are becoming increasingly budget-conscious, distributing their legal matters among multiple firms to reduce costs. This shift may feel overwhelming for law firms in Australia. However, it also presents a golden opportunity to adopt agile, cost-effective technology solutions. We will explore how mid-tier legal practices can […]

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Preparing Your Law Firm for 2025: 8 Key Trends to Shape the Legal Landscape

Blog / By Julie Dunmore

As 2025 draws near, it’s time for law firms to pause and consider the trends that will shape the future of legal practice. With rapid advancements in technology and a greater emphasis on data privacy, it’s clear that staying competitive means anticipating change. By evaluating these 2025 predictions, law firms can begin planning based on

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The Rise of Sophisticated Spear Phishing Attacks: What Small and Medium Businesses Need to Know

CYBER SECURITY / By Julie Dunmore

Cybercriminals are no longer lurking in the shadows of the Internet, sending poorly worded emails with glaring spelling mistakes. They’ve evolved and become more sophisticated, targeting small and medium businesses (SMBs) with precision and focus. These cybercriminals have turned to spear phishing, a highly targeted form of phishing that can deceive even the most cautious

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Preparing for Mandatory Cyber Insurance: Essential Steps for Australian Businesses and Law Firms

CYBER SECURITY / By Julie Dunmore

In the digital era, cybersecurity is increasingly critical, especially for Australian law firms, which are soon required to have cyber insurance. The urgency for robust cyber defences is underscored daily as all businesses experience the harsh consequences of cyber breaches. Recent research highlights that 30% of organisations suffering from cyberattacks face direct financial losses—a 76%

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Protecting Your Legal Practice: Navigating Cybersecurity Compliance

CYBER SECURITY / By Julie Dunmore

In February this year, the Legal Services Board and Commission published a series of minimum levels of cyber security that must be upheld to protect clients’ data and security. Failure to maintain these standards breaches minimum professional standards and could result in a formal reprimand or fines. This announcement isn’t just for legal firms because,

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The ATO TikTok Scam: How to Identify Risks and Pitfalls

CYBER SECURITY / By Julie Dunmore

TikTok has become one of the most popular platforms in the ever-evolving social media landscape. People on this platform find creativity, entertainment, and, unfortunately, scams. The recent discovery of a massive ATO GST scam facilitated through TikTok sheds light on the growing prevalence of fraudulent activities on this popular platform. The magnitude of the fraud,

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AI is everywhere you turn these days. But what are best practices to safely leverage AI for your business?

AI, BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT / By Julie Dunmore

It seems like AI just sprung up overnight, but truthfully the technology has been around for a lot longer than you might think. A Harvard paper dates its origins as far back as the 1950’s! But there is no disputing that it has taken off like a rocket since 2022. Now AI is getting mainstream

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5 Reasons Why You Should Outsource Cybersecurity for Your Business

CYBER SECURITY / By Julie Dunmore

In today’s uncertain digital landscape, the protection and monitoring of your networks, devices and servers is crucial. You might think doing this in-house will make it more secure or efficient. Here are 5 reasons why it makes more sense to outsource it to the right Cyber Security Partner. 1. Cost Efficiency Save on the

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How small to medium businesses (SMB’s) can better protect themselves against cyber attack

Uncategorized / By Julie Dunmore

Cyber-attacks on Australian small to medium businesses (SMBs) are not only on the rise, but rapidly increasing in frequency and sophistication. According to the latest Annual Cyber Threat Report, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) recorded 76,000 cybercrime reports, representing a 13% increase from the previous financial year. This equates to one cybercrime report being

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Choosing the right Managed Service Provider for your business

Uncategorized / By Julie Dunmore

Managing data and IT solutions in-house can be challenging and expensive. Modern digitalisation of operations has resulted in IT making up a substantial part of a business’s daily workload. With limited resources, many organisations turn to a Managed IT Service Provider (MSP) – a third-party company to partner with to help manage IT. From cybersecurity

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