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Document Exchange Breaches

By Charles Magliato
November 26, 2013

Think about the last case you handled for your largest client. What would happen if that information was breached or hacked? It is an alarming possibility and one that should rightfully occupy your thoughts.

These days, it is difficult to turn on the TV or go online without seeing the latest article about a government agency or corporation that has been hacked. Now that same threat is of foremost concern for law firms. As evidenced by the rash of presentations featuring security experts from the FBI and beyond at legal technology events, hackers ' either foreign or domestic ' are often discovering that it is easier to virtually break into a law firm than into its corporate client.

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