Thursday, April 22, 2021
Cyber attacks and data security issues are often in the news, so often that we seem to have become numb to the problem. If a lawyer or a client’s personal information is on the internet, it’s more likely than not that someone, somewhere has it. This is why law firms must take cybersecurity seriously. The internet is vast, filled with bad actors with even worse intentions, and unfortunately, it can be all too easy for them to obtain whatever information they want.
This problem becomes even larger when technologically unsavvy users are forced to enter a digital-first world like we currently find ourselves in due to the ongoing global pandemic. Couple that with an already weak cybersecurity posture across the legal industry, and it’s a surprise that 2020 did not wreak havoc on law firm’s cyber assets.