COURSE CATEGORY
Professional skills
Cybersecurity 101 for property and conveyancing lawyers
Reviewed 11 November 2025.
In today’s digital economy and electronic property transactions, cybersecurity is critical for property and conveyancing lawyers in Australia. Protecting sensitive client information and ensuring secure digital processes are not just legal obligations but fundamental to maintaining trust and professionalism. Lawyers must understand the evolving risks, from phishing scams to system breaches, and implement robust practices to safeguard data.
In this course, Cybersecurity expert Annie Haggar discusses the following:
- Overview of cyber attacks in the legal industry
- Why are property transactions a target
- How are law firms being attacked and who is doing it?
- The consequences of being attacked
- How can you support and help your clients and firm?
- Personal security hygiene
Completion of this course will earn you 1 CPD unit
TARGET AUDIENCE
All practitioners
CPD POINTS
1
TYPE
Video-based interactive module
Course Author: Annie Haggar
Annie is a cybersecurity and technology lawyer based in Canberra, Australia.
Annie has 20 years of experience advising government and private sector clients in technology law, enterprise security risk, procurement security considerations, global security regulation, and cybersecurity risk in M&A.
Annie has supported clients from start-ups to global Fortune 500 enterprise clients on technology development, product launch, and global regulatory compliance in cybersecurity, as well as complex technology transactions, acquisitions. Annie has also worked as advisor to Australian Commonwealth and State government agencies, including on extended secondment.
Prior to joining the firm, Annie founded and was the principal lawyer for a boutique cybersecurity and technology law firm Cyber GC in 2023, advising clients on cybersecurity, critical infrastructure security, security in procurement, and supporting cyber incidents. Cyber GC was a finalist for the Boutique Firm of the Year in the Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards, 2024.
Annie’s deep technical understanding of technology and cybersecurity issues was gained during her 12 years as legal counsel for one of the world’s largest technology companies, Accenture, including 6 years as global legal counsel for its global cybersecurity business. During Annie’s time in this role, Annie supported the acquisition of 14 cybersecurity businesses, led negotiation of world-first ‘everything-as-a-service’ transactions for global clients, and complex multi-tower outsourcing and systems integration projects and some of Australia’s first hyperscale cloud deals. Annie was awarded the Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards General Counsel of the Year, and Lawyers Weekly, Corporate Counsel Awards, Technology, Media and Telecommunications Lawyer of the Year awards for her work in this role in 2021.
Annie has also advised government, critical infrastructure and private sector clients on cybersecurity in procurement, developing tailored precedents, clause-banks, training and resources for legal and procurement teams, and advising on and negotiating complex security service and technology procurements.
Annie’s brings to her advice a deep understanding of business at the global and local scale, and provides value beyond traditional ‘legal’ spheres, as trusted advisor and part of the team.
