Detection and deflection: It may seem like an old boxing adage, but what it really stands for, as our 20th annual technology survey finds, is law firms’ re-engineered approach to security. The idea: Home in on the threats to IT systems and sensitive data and eliminate them faster and more effectively than before. That means not going it alone, but collaborating with other firms facing similar perils, sharing intelligence and insight to foil the bad guys.
This year’s survey finds firms taking some key steps to drive and benefit from this new line of defense. It also finds a clear explanation for why they are doing so: Security remains the No. 1 concern—the biggest issue and the biggest headache—for law firm CIOs. When we asked the chiefs what their top priority for the coming year was, nearly 60 percent said security or risk management. And more than three quarters of respondents (77 percent) said their firm was more concerned about security threats today than two years ago.
