"There's no silver bullet solution with
cyber security, a layered defence is the only viable
defence."- James Scott
One of the core reasons why parties choose to resolve their
disputes through arbitrations as opposed to through court
proceedings is the promise of confidentiality. It provides parties
a private forum to resolve disputes au contraire court
proceedings. However, the promise of confidentiality is marred by
despicable attempts of cyber criminals trying to break the sanctity
of the forum. This modern threat specifically targets the legal
sector. Despite the underlying threat, legal professionals, parties
and arbitral tribunals continue to rely on unsecure platforms like
'clouds' and repositories as basic as the
'google drive' as well as unencrypted emails. To
prevent a series of unfortunate events from shaping up, several
guidelines and regulations have been released. These include,
inter alia, the General Data Protection Regulation, IBA
Cybersecurity
