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Prioritizing e-Mail Security in the Legal Sector

By Mounil Patel
November 30, 2015

Data breaches and cyberattacks aren't new occurrences, but it can sometimes feel like they are. It's only in the last few years that we've seen these attacks make headlines more and more, increasing in both quantity and impact.

Even more disconcerting is how routine these incidents have become: hackers gain access to a company or government agency's database; they procure the personal and sensitive business information of thousands, if not millions, of people; and they either turn around that information onto the black market or keep it for their own use, putting millions of victims at risk of identity fraud or, in the case of businesses, competitive risk. And now, unsurprisingly, cybersecurity has shot up the priority list for many organizations.

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