Amid Cyber Worries, Akerman Data Breach Tool Finds an Audience
As the massive Equifax hack continues to reverberate around the country—including with the ouster of its CEO this week—companies everywhere are feeling vulnerable to data breach risks. That's no surprise to Akerman partner Jeffrey Sharer, whose Miami-based firm launched a web-accessible portal 18 months ago that capitalizes on expanding data breach fears.
September 26, 2017 at 03:34 PM
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As the massive Equifax hack continues to reverberate around the country—including with the ouster of its CEO this week—companies everywhere are feeling vulnerable to data breach risks. That's no surprise to Akerman partner Jeffrey Sharer, whose Miami-based firm launched a web-accessible portal 18 months ago that capitalizes on expanding data breach fears.
The Akerman tool gives current and potential clients automated, updated state-by-state data-breach and cybersecurity law information—intelligence that they otherwise would obtain through pricey, hourly rate-based research.
“We have yet to have someone decline a meeting and not see a demonstration,” said Chicago-based Sharer, who co-chairs Akerman's data law practice.
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