Cybersecurity issues are constantly evolving. Indeed, even since
the
first article in this series was published, it was announced
that plaintiffs law firm Edelson PC has already filed a privacy
class action lawsuit against a law firm, alleging that the
defendant firm failed to engage in effective cyber techniques and,
thus, failed to maintain confidential data.
Just as it appears that law firms may be the next target of
hackers, it also appears that the risk of lawsuits by current and
former clients as a result of a firm's cybersecurity policies
is greater than ever.
The first and second articles in this series addressed
the scope of the rising cybersecurity problem and some of the
common mistakes that law firms make in addressing the problem. This
final article in the series will answer two of the questions most
often asked by law firms: What specific steps can a law firm take
to protect its data? What can it do if the information is
nonetheless accessed or
