✅ Antivirus installation and firewall configuration – Core protections to block malware, ransomware, and unauthorized access.

✅ System cleanup and patch verification – Ensures devices are secure, up to date, and free of vulnerabilities before deployment.

✅ Cloud + local backup setup (with restore test) – A reliable backup plan that meets ABA expectations and is proven to work.

✅ Device hardening for Windows and macOS – Lock down your systems using legal-industry best practices.

✅ One-page backup & security summary – Easy-to-understand documentation to support compliance reviews or client audits.

✅ Optional staff cybersecurity handout – Practical tips to reduce human error and protect sensitive information.

🕐 After-hours or weekend deployment – All setup is done outside business hours to prevent disruptions.

🏛️ Built with ABA Guidance in Mind

Helmlight Essentials is designed around the ABA Cybersecurity Handbook and Formal Opinion 477R, covering the foundational safeguards law firms are expected to have in place:

• 🔒 Antivirus and firewall protections

• 💾 Backup and recovery strategy

• 🛠 Patch and update management

• 🧑‍💻 Basic staff cybersecurity awareness

✅ These elements help demonstrate a reasonable effort to protect client information — a key part of meeting your professional responsibilities under ABA Model Rules 1.1 and 1.6(c).

📥 See how Essentials aligns with ABA cybersecurity recommendations (PDF)

🔐 Built on Recognized Security Standards

Helmlight Secure+ doesn’t just add more tools — it’s structured around proven cybersecurity frameworks, helping your firm demonstrate due diligence and meet professional obligations under ABA Model Rules 1.1 and 1.6(c).

📜 CIS Controls v8 Alignment:

Secure+ implements many of the most critical safeguards recommended by the Center for Internet Security

• Control 4 – Secure Configuration: Device audits and hardening

• Control 5 – Account Management: Multi-factor authentication and access policy enforcement

• Control 7 – Continuous Vulnerability Management: Patch and firewall reviews

• Control 11 – Data Recovery: Backup validation and recovery testing

• Control 14 – Security Awareness: Staff phishing guidance and awareness training

📊 NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF):

Secure+ also aligns with the five core functions of the NIST CSF

• Identify: Risk scorecard, vendor assessments, and audit results

• Protect: DNS filtering, MFA, policy enforcement, and secure configurations

• Detect: Phishing indicators, log reviews, and anomaly detection

• Respond: Editable incident response plan and documentation templates

• Recover: Tested backup processes and recovery procedures

✅ Why it matters: By mapping your improvements to CIS Controls and the NIST CSF, Secure+ gives you more than just tools — it gives you evidence of “reasonable security” efforts if your firm ever faces a client audit, cybersecurity questionnaire, or bar association inquiry.

📥 See how Secure+ aligns with ABA cybersecurity recommendations (PDF)