There have been several very high profile news reports of significant law firm data breaches. It is not a mere coincidence that law firms increasingly are targeted in data breach attacks. Law firms have a trove of information that makes them highly attractive to cybercriminals. In the following guest post, John Reed Stark takes a look at the reasons for the rise in the number of cyber attacks as well as the steps that law firms can take to try to defend themselves and their clients. John is the President of John Reed Stark Consulting and former Chief of the SEC’s Office of Internet Enforcement. A version of this article originally appeared on CybersecurityDocket.com. I would like to thank John for his willingness to publish his article on my site. I welcome guest post submissions from responsible authors on topics of interest to this blog’s readers. Please contact me directly if you would like to submit a guest post. Here is John’s article.…
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