For Law Firms
One compromised attorney email is privileged client data exposed and a Rule 1.6 problem.
Many small firms have no one watching their Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace accounts. SentinelSMB watches logins, forwarding rules, OAuth grants and data leaving the firm, around the clock. Plain-English alerts. No retainer, no hourly.
- Month to month
- No setup fees
- Cancel anytime
Average time it took organizations to identify a data breach in 2025
Credentialed, insured, operational
- RegisteredND LLC
- IRS registeredEIN on file
- E&O insured$1M per claim, $2M total
- EncryptedYour data, at rest and in transit
- Sign-inAlways a second step
- Audit trail365-day retention
Threats we catch
Three attacks aimed at law firms.
36 detection engines check your Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, AWS and Cloudflare accounts every five minutes. Critical threats surface instantly. Normal activity gets filed away.
Privileged email harvesting
An attacker logs into one paralegal account, sets a silent forwarding rule, and reads every client communication for months. No antivirus catches it because no malware runs.
Trust account wire fraud
Fake payoff instructions sent from a hijacked partner inbox during a real estate or settlement closing. The funds leave the trust account before anyone notices the domain was off by one letter.
Work-product theft
Discovery materials, draft briefs, and client strategy memos downloaded in bulk from SharePoint or Google Drive overnight, then exfiltrated to an attacker-controlled inbox.
Example alert for a made-up business.
Your blind spot
What a typical IT setup does not watch.
- Associates and paralegals access client files from phones, home networks, and client-site Wi-Fi — and nobody is watching those logins.
- Your IT person (if you have one) keeps the laptops, network and printer running. Watching cloud email sign-ins around the clock is usually outside what they are set up to do.
- When a carrier asks whether you monitor for unauthorized access, you need a real answer — not a Word document labeled WISP.
- One MFA bypass on a partner account can expose every matter that partner has ever worked on.
The screen is an example for a made-up business, not real customer data.
Compliance alignment
The rules and frameworks we line up to.
SentinelSMB provides the continuous-monitoring, access-control, and incident-response controls these frameworks require. Pro subscribers get the audit-ready evidence package.
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ABA Model Rule 1.6(c)
Reasonable efforts to prevent disclosure
Lawyers must make reasonable efforts to prevent inadvertent or unauthorized disclosure of client information. ABA Formal Opinion 483 adds a duty to monitor for and respond to data breaches. Watching the accounts that hold privileged data 24/7 is a practical way to show those efforts.
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ABA Formal Opinion 477R
Securing electronic communications
When sending information relating to representation, lawyers must make reasonable efforts to secure it, based on a fact-specific look at the risk. Monitoring the mailbox where privileged content is stored is one way to meet that standard.
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State breach notification laws
Notify clients when data is exposed
Every US state now requires notification when personal information is accessed without authorization. SentinelSMB gives you the audit trail and detection date you need to meet those deadlines.
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Cyber insurance renewals
Evidence for your renewal
Cyber insurance applications ask how you monitor email and cloud accounts. Pro subscribers get a quarterly evidence report built from real monitoring data, ready to attach to the application.
Do you replace our IT provider?
No. SentinelSMB sits alongside your existing IT provider as the 24/7 cybersecurity monitoring layer. Your IT person handles workstations, networks, and software. We watch the cloud accounts where the actual attacks happen now.
How long does setup take?
Under 10 minutes. You grant read-only permissions to your Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace tenant via standard OAuth consent. Monitoring begins within 5 minutes of connection.
Will this trigger client consent issues?
No. SentinelSMB monitors metadata and access patterns on the firm's own accounts — not the content of attorney-client communications. It is equivalent to reviewing your own telephone bill for suspicious calls.
What happens when you detect a real threat?
You get a plain-English alert via email, SMS, Slack, or Teams — whichever you configure — with a severity score, the evidence we saw, and step-by-step response guidance. Pro subscribers can escalate directly to Incident Response Access.
How is this different from our antivirus or our MSP?
Antivirus watches laptops. An MSP typically handles helpdesk, patching and the network, and does that well. SentinelSMB adds a layer on top: 36 detection engines checking your Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace account activity every 5 minutes for account takeovers, forwarding rule hijacks, OAuth abuse, and data leaving the firm.
Built for firms that cannot afford a breach — or the headlines that follow one.
Credit card required. Cancel in one click from the dashboard. Every alert is plain-English and every action comes with step-by-step guidance.