15 Alarming Statistics About Law Firm Data Security
15 Alarming Statistics About Law Firm Data Security A fact sheet that will make you think twice about who’s handling your sensitive information Law firms are the holders of their clients’ most sensitive data, business secrets and IP. But while some assume they are safe havens for that data, nothing could be further from the truth. Recent high-profile calamities have pulled the curtain back on law firm security practices, and validated the deepest fears of experts who’ve long suspected they are in disrepair. The last 18 months alone have given rise to admissions of data breach at some of the world’s most respected firms, the first legal malpractice suit to allege gross negligence over a firm’s security protocols, and the infamous Panama Papers breach.