Article
Cybersecurity for Law Firms: Recent Developments
New York Law Journal
(2018)
Abstract
Law firm data breaches are on the rise, running the gamut from an unencrypted cell phone or laptop left in a taxi or restaurant, up to organized hacking by insider trading rings trading in clients’ stocks.
A new regulation from the New York Department of Financial Services appears to be a harbinger of things to come, and there have been recent ethics opinions from the organized bar emphasizing that lawyers have an ethical duty to maintain the security of electronic client confidential information. These developments are forcing law firms to be cognizant of the very real and significant risks they face in the 21st Century, and to acquire the technology sufficient to keep abreast with their clients’ cybersecurity needs.
Keywords
- Cybersecurity,
- legal ethics,
- legal malpractice,
- lawyers and cyber,
- lawyers and hacking
Disciplines
Publication Date
February 5, 2018
DOI
February 5, 2018
Citation Information
Barry R. Temkin and Atea Martin. "Cybersecurity for Law Firms: Recent Developments" New York Law Journal Vol. 259 (2018) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/barry_temkin/55/