according to a piece on Law360. The long and short of the piece deals
with what practices are doing to prevent data breaches. Although most
firms are hot to trot when it comes to the latest hard and software,
they are, to quote the piece, ''hobbl[ing] painfully behind...'' when it
comes to firewalls, data encryption and other types of defenses.
Big firms have the money to spend but lack efficiency and efficacy.
Smaller to mid-size firms lack the cash, infrastructure and access to
affordable services.
It's another case of law culture lagging behind technology. Lawyers
argue fiercely over the sacredness of the attorney-client bond - in
court, throughout the discovery process, everywhere. The same passion
is tapped in defending/protecting clients' private data, intellectual
property, trade secrets. What about in cyberspace? Doesn't it apply to
bits and bytes?
Ask yourself: What data do I have on my server, or in my e-mail that is
related to my client and is sensitive or requires protection? How do
my employees use the Internet, which, if not monitored, can open a
myriad of backdoors for potential hackers? It's a simple question and
you may come away from this wondering what to do in order to step up to
the modern age.
Firms do get hacked. It's plain and simple and the culprits are
competitors, hoodlums, whatever. Other than trying to hack someone's
priest, a lawyer is the next best outlet for dirty laundry. And law
firms have sophisticated electronic means of organizing information in a
logical and easy to read manner. The point of all that nicely packaged
data is not to put a bow on it for a thief. Firms need to look at what
they're spending on other forms of tech management comparatively,
assess how part of that budget should be apportioned to security and
lock their data down.
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