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Cyber security: nowhere to hide?

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29 April 2021 / Frances McLeod
Issue: 7930 / Categories: Features , Profession , Covid-19 , Cyber , Data protection , Technology
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The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on cyber security risks for law firms—the time to act on them is now, says Frances McLeod
  • With many businesses having adjusted to a new, remote way of working, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to present specific security challenges to the legal sector.

Historically, law firms have been reluctant to embrace remote working due to concerns around handling highly confidential and sensitive data, tight deadlines, and a collaborative, office-based culture. As law firms now consider the prospect of more permanent remote working, the need to remain vigilant amid increased security risks is greater than ever.

Law firms are particularly vulnerable to attacks, given the high volume of confidential and privileged client information they are required to store.

Issues of connectivity and security from home working are not new. But the pandemic, forcing a near total shift to home working, has shone a light on the matter. Now more than ever, data governance is a business-critical function, yet companies are required

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