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Ubiquitous news of law firm data breaches, even among BigLaw, spotlights a treasure trove of trade secrets, confidential and strategic transactions, and sensitive client information — all of which might be stolen from law firms for ransom, sale, insider trading, blackmail or hacktivist purposes. No wonder law firms are perceived to be attractive targets of cyber-attacks. Attractive? You can’t help that. Easy? Not so fast. Don’t let your firm be an attractive AND easy target!
