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The Dark Overlord Cybercrime Syndicate Targets Law Firms
Towards a Security-First Law Firm
Towards a Security-First Law Firm
It is almost axiomatic that the law, lawyers and law firms are considered technological luddites. Evidence that the legal community lags in the adoption of technology can be found in annual ABA surveys where in 2018, only 57% of law firms even set aside a budget for technology, including only 53% of firms with 2–9 attorneys.
Whether attorneys are ready or not, the legal field is squarely within the crosshairs and at the mercy of some of the most advanced emerging cyber-threats. A concerted effort to upgrade the security policies and technical infrastructure of law firms will be necessary if firms are to avoid exposing themselves and their clients to serious risk and liability.
The Dark Overlord: Why do cybercrime syndicates target law firms?
The answer is simple: law firms have copies of confidential and valuable information about the world’s largest and most powerful corporations and governments.
The largest law firms represent a global cross-section of nation states, Fortune 1000 companies, billionaire investors, monarchs, financial institutions and many more.
