CaseShield by AAA-ICDR®
Get the secure virtual desktop currently in use by hundreds of AAA® Arbitrators.
Features
Enterprise-Level Security
Protection for emails, passwords, communications, documents, and case information.
Cloud-Based Storage
Keeps important data protected and in the cloud, making it accessible from anywhere.
Use Your Current Computer
Installs easily on any recent computer.
Protections
CaseShield by AAA-ICDR® provides enhanced protections for your practice against phishing attempts, ransomware, issues regarding access control, password management, encryption, and patch management, plus disaster recovery from lost, damaged, or stolen computers.
Testimonials
"We employ enterprise-level technology best practices throughout the AAA and strongly recommend the same level of protection for our panelists. To simplify this, our team has bundled all the latest cybersecurity features into a virtual desktop and made it available to AAA panelists – with the hands-on tech support to make it easy to implement."
Diana Didia
Senior Vice President/CIO American Arbitration Association-International Centre for Dispute Resolution
"Several ethics rules in the ABA Model Rules have particular application to safeguarding client information, including competence, communication, confidentiality of information, and supervision."
Ries, David G
"ABA TechReport 2021, 2021 Cybersecurity" 22 December, 2021. American Bar Association Web Site
"CaseShield has become an indispensable and valuable part of my practice. Incorporating it into my practice was very easy and being able to rely on the responsive and thorough customer support I receive gives me great peace of mind that I am properly safeguarding the confidential information that parties have entrusted me with."
Theo Cheng
ADR Office of Theo Cheng
Why is cybersecurity especially important for arbitrators?
Importance of cybersecurity
As an arbitrator or mediator—beyond ethical requirements—there are many reasons to consider the tools, support, and protections that CaseShield by AAA-ICDR provides.
Security threats within the legal industry are continuing to rise, and so are the business risks. Parties are not inclined to select or share confidential information with arbitrators who use insecure digital practices and are not taking the extra steps to protect their data, especially those involved in intellectual property or trade secret disputes.
A lost or stolen laptop or ransomware attack can damage your practice, reputation, or documents and phishers constantly innovate methods to steal passwords, reroute communications, and acquire banking information to steal funds directly.
CaseShield by AAA-ICDR employs enterprise-level-security protections and cloud-based storage to enhance protection against these threats while empowering you to keep all your arbitration case-information—whether it is an AAA case or not—separate from your law firm or company servers.
The Facts
25% of firms experience a data breach.
American Bar Association 2021 TechReport, Cybersecurity (December 22, 2021)
13% increase in ransomware breaches.
Verizon 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report
CaseShield by AAA-ICDR Features
Enterprise-Level Security Protections
Microsoft Office 365
Adobe Acrobat Reader
A Secure Email Account
Secure Cloud-Based Document Storage
Internet Explorer and Google Chrome Browsers
Phishing Security
Password Security
Multi-Factor Authentication
Built-in Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware Protection
Automatic Backups and Updates
Automatic Software Updates
Disaster Recovery
Expert Ongoing Security Threat Analysis
On-Demand Technical Support
How It Works
CaseShield by AAA-ICDR provides a virtual desktop with tools, documents, and software hosted in the cloud and accessible from anywhere for almost all computer makes and models. Developed for AAA-ICDR Arbitrators and Mediators, it provides enterprise-level cyber security protection for case information, communications, and documents.
Footnotes and Sources
American Bar Association 2021 TechReport, Cybersecurity (December 22, 2021)
ICCA NYC Bar Association, CPR Protocol on Cybersecurity in International Arbitration 2020 Edition ©2019
Verizon 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report