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Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Nov. 27, 2014

Law firms must take steps to protect private client data

Data is the new gold and law firms harbor lots of it. Yet law firms have been slow to protect their data in the cyberage. By Simone McCormick


By Simone McCormick


Data is the new gold and law firms harbor lots of it. Yet law firms have been slow to protect their data in the cyberage. Data is sought after for identity theft, credit card or medical fraud, industrial espionage or other crimes. Since 2009, the FBI has warned law firms of increased hacking attacks for industrial espionage. In 2010-11, hackers stole all client files of a New York law firm, attacked Canadian law firms for industrial espionage ...

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