Apr. 18, 2015
Computer hacking attacks bring special duties, requirements on law firms
Experts believe cyber attacks on law firms large and small are common and growing. Ethics rules demand competence as well as confidentiality.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Most and perhaps all of the nation's top law firms have been hacked into by cyber criminals, according to Stewart A. Baker.
He should know. A partner at Steptoe & Johnson LLP in Washington, D.C., Baker spent 3Â1/2 years as the Department of Homeland Security's first assistant secretary for policy. He heard the assessment from the FBI.
"They gave me an estimate of 80 t...
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