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The Panama Papers leak earlier this year was perhaps the biggest security breach in history, with more than 11.5 million documents, or 2.6 terabytes of data leaked to a German newspaper. The victim of the breach, Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, was just one of the most recent cybersecurity incidents involving a law firm, a list that includes some of the oldest and most respected American law firms. Law firms are obvious targets for hackers seeking sensitive data, so what can a law firm do?
Attorneys traditionally kept client files locked in cabinets and access to such information was limited or restricted. But in today’s ESI-driven environment, and especially in light of recent data breaches, how do attorneys protect their clients’ confidentiality? If client information is now contained in data, then breaches of data security are reasonably considered to be violations of confidentiality and the attorney-client privilege as well.
Read the complete article at New Rules: Confidentiality and Data Security in The Digital Age