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Emerging cybersecurity threats in the legal industry

Emerging cybersecurity threats in the legal industry

Published on: 21 November 2018

Published by: Law360

Emerging cybersecurity threats in the legal industry
An increasing lack of skills causes chaos
Misconfigured cloud leaves data exposed
Advanced persistent threats (APTs) increase in capability
Insecure APIs open new doors for hackers
Inadequate penetration testing lets bugs go unchecked

Article summary

Law 360: The security of a modern law department looks similar to that of a modern city. Unlike protecting a car or house, the reality of securing an enterprise is considerably more complex—requiring police, private security, entry controls, rules and regulations, inspections, training, assessments, forensics, a SWAT team and much more. The modern organisation is built on millions of lines of code with countless software components interconnected across complex global systems and networks. Security is no longer a one-stop shop. Sign in or take a trial to read the full analysis.

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