Sophisticated cyberattacks against law firms of all sizes continue to grow in the United States, exposing legal professionals to serious reputational and financial risks. Moreover, a poorly designed or implemented, or otherwise flawed data protection program, may lead to a disciplinary action for breach of fiduciary duty owed to your clients. American Bar Association (ABA) has recently adopted Resolution 609 that can leveraged as helpful cybersecurity guidelines for law firms and solo practitioners.

Nowadays, given that legal industry has traditionally been cost aware and thrifty, a considerable number of law firms prefer cybersecurity-as-a-service (CaaS) model with a flexible, pay-as-you-go pricing. While being technically efficient, when properly implemented and maintained, CaaS model has tangential pitfalls and subtle nuances that lawyers need to consider in order to ensure a long-term success of their data protection and cyber resilience program. This article briefly discusses key considerations of CaaS approach to cybersecurity that lawyers need to be aware of.

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