When cybercriminals want to get their hands on a company’s most sensitive and valuable data, they may try to breach the company networks directly. But there’s more than one way to get corporate data. Entering through the systems of a company’s outside counsel can yield plenty of useful information. And if the law firm isn’t paying proper attention to building its defenses, it might be considerably easier to get to data this way.
The problem of outside law firm cybersecurity was addressed on Tuesday at ALM’s Mid-Year Cybersecurity and Data Protection Legal Summit, in a panel titled, “Protect Your Ethics—Infosec Responsibilities in the Attorney-Client Relationship.” (ALM is the parent company of Corporate Counsel.) The conclusion? Companies are absolutely right to investigate their law firms’ use of technology and question whether they are leaving essential enterprise data vulnerable.
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