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How Law Firms Can Avoid A Summer of Cyberattack Threats

By Scott Kramer
August 01, 2023

Summer at law firms creates an attack surface of which hackers love to take advantage. Legal and support staff rotate through vacations and time off, new crops of interns unfamiliar with tech processes enter the fold, and the remaining employees are often burned out and too distracted to notice the critical signs of an impending cyberattack.

While short-staffed summers are nothing new for law firms, new and improved tactics from bad actors are a fresh challenge. Attacks have seemingly become a weekly occurrence — already this year, law firms representing Uber and Oreo-maker Mondelez were impacted. This comes after a 68% increase in cyberattacks on the insurance and legal sector from 2021 to 2022.

Why do cyberattacks, breaches, phishing attempts, and ransomware threats heat up during the summer months? And what kind of vigilance and best practices do law firms need to consider in order to avoid becoming the next high-profile victim of hacking? To answer these questions, we first need to understand the nuances of the threat landscape. And while solutions aren't always quick or simple, understanding what strategies can combat the unique and evolving attacks that occur during the short-staffed months of summer is critical.

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