<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Am Law 200 Firms Spending $7M on Cybersecurity Annually

With unfettered access to critical documents and information, law firms are an attractive target for hackers. Even when firms employ cutting-edge data security techniques, their possession of corporate data still multiplies the surface area of risk for that information. A recent survey of the Am Law 200, which tapped nearly one-third of firm CIOs for their experience, is showing the extent to which the highest grossing firms are spending to mitigate the risk associated with data security.

4 minute read August 31, 2015 at 04:44 PM
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Chris Dimarco
<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Am Law 200 Firms Spending $7M on Cybersecurity Annually

With unfettered access to critical documents and information, law firms are an attractive target for hackers. Even when firms employ cutting-edge data security techniques, their possession of corporate data still multiplies the surface area of risk for that information.

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