IT insights for Des Moines law firms and professional services firmshttps://www.artechsolutions.com/https://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/vetting-your-it-provider/https://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/vetting-your-it-provider/Two former incident response professionals were sentenced for running ransomware attacks against U.S. companies. The case is a reminder that trust in IT partnerships should be earned, not assumed.Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTCompliancehttps://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/ai-powered-phishing-kits/https://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/ai-powered-phishing-kits/New phishing kits are integrating AI assistants to help criminals draft convincing emails and run entire campaigns from a single dashboard. Here's what changed and what it means for your firm.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTCybersecurityhttps://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/sullivan-cromwell-ai-hallucinations/https://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/sullivan-cromwell-ai-hallucinations/An Am Law 10 firm with mandatory AI training and a 'trust nothing, verify everything' office manual just admitted to filing AI-hallucinated citations. Here's what that means for your firm.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI & Lawhttps://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/copilot-agentic-capabilities/https://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/copilot-agentic-capabilities/Copilot now takes action inside your documents instead of offering suggestions from a sidebar. Here's what changed last week and what it means for your business.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTIT Best Practiceshttps://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/engagement-letter-ai-language/https://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/engagement-letter-ai-language/Courts are stripping privilege from AI-assisted legal work. Major firms are rewriting engagement letters in response. Here's what belongs in yours and what creates more liability than it prevents.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI & Lawhttps://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/callback-phishing-law-firms/https://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/callback-phishing-law-firms/The Silent Ransom Group is targeting U.S. law firms with callback phishing attacks that bypass email filters entirely. The FBI issued a warning. Here's what small firms need to know.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTCybersecurityhttps://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/m365-price-increase-unused-features/https://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/m365-price-increase-unused-features/Microsoft 365 prices go up in July 2026. Before you absorb the increase, find out which security and compliance features your company is already paying for but not using.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTCloud & Infrastructurehttps://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/cyber-insurance-requirements-law-firms/https://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/cyber-insurance-requirements-law-firms/Cyber insurance applications for law firms now require proof of MFA, EDR, tested backups, and more. If you can't prove your controls are in place, your claim can be denied.Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTCybersecurityhttps://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/attacks-start-with-login/https://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/attacks-start-with-login/Most cyberattacks in 2025-2026 used stolen credentials, not software exploits. Learn what credential-based attacks mean for Iowa law firms and how to defend against them.Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTCybersecurityhttps://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/ai-notetakers-privilege-law-firms/https://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/ai-notetakers-privilege-law-firms/AI meeting notetakers can put attorney-client privilege at risk. Learn how law firms should evaluate AI transcription tools and protect confidential communications.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI & Lawhttps://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/device-code-phishing-m365/https://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/device-code-phishing-m365/A new phishing attack called device code phishing bypasses MFA to hijack Microsoft 365 accounts. Iowa law firms need to understand why MFA alone isn't enough.Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTCybersecurityhttps://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/choosing-msp-for-law-firm/https://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/choosing-msp-for-law-firm/Choosing an MSP for your law firm? Here's what to look for, from legal workflow expertise to pricing transparency and after-hours support.Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTIT Best Practiceshttps://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/data-ready-for-copilot/https://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/data-ready-for-copilot/Before deploying Microsoft Copilot, your law firm needs to fix permissions, clean up SharePoint, and classify sensitive data. Here's what that looks like.Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTCloud & Infrastructurehttps://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/ai-acceptable-use-policy-law-firms/https://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/ai-acceptable-use-policy-law-firms/Law firms need AI acceptable use policies to protect client data and meet ethical obligations. Learn what to include and why it matters.Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI & Lawhttps://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/cybersecurity-threats-iowa-law-firms/https://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/cybersecurity-threats-iowa-law-firms/Law firms are prime targets for BEC scams, ransomware, and credential theft. Here are 5 real threats and what your firm can do about each one.Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTCybersecurityhttps://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/ai-for-iowa-law-firms-2026/https://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/ai-for-iowa-law-firms-2026/Iowa law firms face new AI obligations in 2026. Learn what the ISBA AI Training Series, ABA Opinion 512, and emerging tools mean for your practice.Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI & Lawhttps://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/welcome/https://www.artechsolutions.com/blog/welcome/We're launching a new blog to share IT insights for Des Moines law firms and professional services firms.Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTCompany News