Risky Business: Why Law Firms Need to Address the Cyberthreat Challenge

Reducing Risk and Protecting Data

Today's law firms are under rising pressure to prioritise cybersecurity and counter malicious attempts to disrupt devices, services and networks.  Under pressure to comply with stringent regulatory and legislative obligations to protect the data and assets of clients, legal firms have a duty to maintain the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information held on their IT systems - failure to do so risks punitive fines and lasting reputational damage. 

This report analyses:

• Why law firms under threat from cyber criminals
• The top cyber and data loss threats faced by UK law firms
• The consequences of a cyber breach 
• How to minimise your risk of exposure to cyber crime