Application allowlisting protects a law firm by only letting approved software run on your machines and blocking everything else by default. Using a tool like ThreatLocker, that means ransomware, malware and unknown programs simply can’t execute, even if someone clicks the wrong thing. For a conveyancing firm holding client funds, it’s one of the strongest, most practical protections you can have.
Most security tries to spot what’s bad. Allowlisting flips that around: instead of guessing what’s dangerous, it only permits what you’ve approved. Here’s why that matters for a law firm.
1. It blocks ransomware before it runs
Ransomware has to run a program to encrypt your files. If only approved software is allowed, it never gets to start. That’s a far stronger position than relying only on detection, which can miss brand-new threats.
2. It limits the damage of a wrong click
Even well-trained people occasionally click a bad link or attachment, and conveyancers receive a lot of email. With allowlisting in place, a mistake is far less likely to turn into an incident, because the malicious program can’t execute.
3. It keeps your machines clean and consistent
Allowlisting also stops unapproved software creeping onto work machines, which keeps your devices secure, consistent and easier to support. You decide what runs on your firm’s computers.
4. It’s managed, not a burden
The worry with allowlisting is that it gets in the way, for example when LEAP needs an update. Done properly, it doesn’t. We manage the approved list for you, so your normal software, including LEAP, Oyez forms and BigHand, runs smoothly while everything else stays blocked.
For most conveyancing and high-street firms, this sits within fully managed IT and security at about £45 to £100 per user per month, billed per user with no surprise charges for support calls.
Why law firms choose First Stop IT
First Stop IT has supported businesses since 2002, including conveyancing and high-street law firms, and we know the software your practice runs every day: LEAP, Oyez forms, eSigner, BigHand, Sage Payroll, PTP and Xero, alongside Microsoft 365. We support conveyancing and high-street firms in Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford, London and across Essex and Hertfordshire. Our credentials include:
- Cyber Essentials Certified
- IASME Cyber Assurance (Gold)
- NCSC Assured Service Provider (Cyber Advisor for Cyber Essentials)
- Microsoft Partner
- Crown Commercial Service Supplier (G-Cloud)
- Quality Principles Certified
We look after more than 2,000 endpoints across 50 companies, we’ve been named a Top 50 UK MSP for three years running, and we support organisations with 10 to 100 employees across Essex, Hertfordshire and London, including Harlow and Bishop’s Stortford.
Book a free IT and cyber security review
Want ransomware blocked before it can run? Book a free IT and cyber security review with First Stop IT and we’ll show you how allowlisting protects your firm.