Data Recovery and Secure Backup Solutions for Law Firms

Protect client files, recover critical case data, and safeguard privileged information.

Data breaches could expose sensitive client information, reveal details of a case, expose trade secrets, cost professional relationships, and more.

Attorneys and other legal professionals working in high-worth practice areas need a comprehensive data security plan that protects valuable, critical, and proprietary information with offline encrypted backup systems and portable storage devices, remote drive management, solid endpoint security, and antivirus protection.

According to a 2019 survey from the American Bar Association’s Legal Technology Resource Center, 26% of respondents reported that their firms had experienced a data breach, while a further 19% admitted they were unsure if one had occurred at their firm. The majority of these reported attacks were in firms with over 100 attorneys, although smaller offices also reported breaches. As of 2016, the average data breach cost law firms a staggering $7.01 million.

These breaches not only potentially expose sensitive information, but can also lead to the loss of critical files, incur repair expenses, and cost attorneys billable hours.

Secure Drives for Law Firms and Legal Teams

Law firms manage highly sensitive data, including client records, case files, discovery materials, contracts, intellectual property, and privileged communications. A lost device, data breach, or ransomware attack can expose confidential information, disrupt active matters, and damage client trust.

Secure external hard drives and secure flash drives help protect legal data with encrypted offline storage. By keeping backup copies disconnected from the network, firms can reduce the risk of ransomware spreading to every copy of critical data. These drives also support secure file transport, remote work, evidence handling, and data-at-rest protection.

Our managed and unmanaged encrypted storage solutions help law firms safeguard sensitive information wherever it is stored, shared, or transported. For IT teams that need greater control, remote management options can help enforce access policies and manage devices across the firm.

Protect client confidentiality, reduce risk, and strengthen your firm’s data security with our award-winning SecureDrive® and SecureUSB® encrypted drives.

How we can help

Protecting your organization’s data does not have to be complex, even for small teams with limited resources. SecureDrive® solutions make it simple to strengthen data security and safeguard sensitive information.

Secure Drives

Protect your data with hardware encryption at rest, in transit, and beyond.

SecureUSB® BT
SecureUSB® BT
FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Validated Hardware Encrypted External Flash Drive - Unlock w/ Mobile App
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SecureUSB® DUO
SecureUSB® DUO
FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Compliant Hardware Encrypted Flash Drive Unlock w/ Mobile App or Keypad
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Remote Management
Remote Management
Manage Device Access – Who Where & When and Remotely Wipe Lost Devices
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SecureGuard
SecureGuard
DLP-Port Blocker Restricts Unauthorized USB Drives & HID from Networks
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How SecureData can help

Protecting your organization’s data does not have to be complex, even for small teams with limited resources. SecureDrive® solutions make it simple to strengthen data security and safeguard sensitive information.

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Trusted Digital Forensics for Legal Professionals

Secure Data Recovery provides expert computer forensics support for attorneys, businesses, and individuals worldwide. Our team collects, preserves, and analyzes digital evidence for civil litigation, criminal matters, internal investigations, compliance reviews, and dispute resolution.

Using advanced forensic tools and proven methodologies, we recover and examine electronically stored information, including deleted, formatted, hidden, or damaged data. Our process is designed to preserve evidence integrity, maintain a defensible chain of custody, and produce forensically sound results that can support legal proceedings.

Need digital forensic support for a legal matter? Contact our digital forensics team today to discuss your case.

Secure Data Recovery for the Legal Industry

For law firm IT teams, protecting access to client files, matter data, email archives, discovery materials, document management systems, and billing records is essential to daily operations. SecureData provides professional data recovery for legal environments affected by failed storage, accidental deletion, file system corruption, ransomware, hardware failure, or other data loss events.

Our engineers help restore data from laptops, desktops, servers, RAID arrays, NAS and SAN systems, external drives, virtual environments, and encrypted drives. With 24/7 support and secure handling procedures, we help reduce downtime, preserve confidentiality, and support the continuity requirements of attorneys, staff, and clients.

Data Recovery Services

From single external hard drives, SSD’s, mobile devices to enterprise NAS, SAN, and RAID failures, we are ready to help recover from digital disasters, anywhere.

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Secure Offline Backups for Law Firms

Your clients trust you with their most sensitive information and your backup strategy should be built to protect it at every stage. Our team can assess your critical data sources, identify recovery risks, develop a practical data backup plan, implement the right storage workflows, and test restores to confirm your data is recoverable when needed.

As part of the strategy, we help establish encrypted offline backups to keep protected copies disconnected from the network, reducing exposure to ransomware, accidental deletion, compromised accounts, and unauthorized changes.

Legal data that should be protected with offline backups includes:

  • Client files, matter documents, scanned records, and archived case files
  • Contracts, agreements, legal correspondence, court filings, pleadings, and motions
  • Discovery materials, evidence files, litigation support databases, and production sets
  • Email archives, mailbox exports, secure communications, and document management system data
  • Case management system data, calendars, deadlines, notes, and workflow records
  • Deposition transcripts, exhibits, audio files, video files, and trial preparation materials
  • Intellectual property, trade secret materials, privileged records, and confidential client data
  • Billing, accounting, trust account records, compliance, HR, and administrative files
  • Encryption keys, recovery keys, system configurations, access records, and critical IT documentation

Ready to strengthen your firm’s backup strategy? Contact us to build and implement a customized backup plan for your legal team.

Certified Security & Compliance

Security, compliance, and transparency are foundational to our products and services. We maintain rigorous industry-standard controls and validation processes, supported by a broad range of independent certifications and attestations.

  • SSAE 18 SOC 2 Type II and SOC 3 audited processes
  • Class 10 ISO 4 certified cleanroom
  • GSA contract holder
  • FIPS 140-2 Level 3 validated products
  • EU–US Privacy Shield & TRUSTe verified
  • ISO 9001:2015 certified quality management system

Our solutions are designed to help organizations protect sensitive data, meet regulatory requirements, and reduce operational risk. We also provide clear documentation and trusted support to give customers confidence in how their data is secured, handled, and recovered.

Customer Success stories

Pharmaceutical company
Pharmaceutical company

A Washington state pharma company needed a solution to protect sensitive IP on USB drives and automate secure backups for its Office 365 data.

Office of Protective Services Police in California
Office of Protective Services Police in California

Investigators needed a secure, easy-to-deploy solution for digital evidence handling with remote management and user logging to maintain chain of custody.

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