Law firms have long been known as a “soft target” for bad actors in the technology space. The amount of sensitive data that exists at a law firm is a treasure chest for hackers or bad actors – privileged communications, confidential financial data, nonpublic personal information are just a few of the examples. Public breaches of DLA Piper in 2017 or the other 100 law firms that have experienced breaches over the past few years show that the threat is real. Despite this reality, American Bar Association Legal Technology Resource Center’s ABA TechReport 2019 says lawyers are failing on cybersecurity.
via How Law Firms Can Demonstrate Strong Cybersecurity Practices.
