Categories : Legal Ethics
Lawyers’ Response to Cyber Attacks
By David Majchrzak
Law firms of all sizes have increasingly become the subject of cyber attacks. They maintain highly sensitive data, including private information about their clients. They have inside information about businesses, including potential mergers and acquisitions. And they generally store all of this information in a single location. So, as lawyers continue to use electronic means to store and transmit information, they have duties not only to protect their clients’ secrets, but also to respond to attacks.