As the number of cybersecurity breaches continues to rise, The New York Times is reporting that major corporations are requiring their law firms to increase security and then prove they did so.
Aditi Mukherji on FindLaw’s Free Enterprise suggests that small business owners should consider adopting this same tactic, especially with vendors. Mukherji reminds everyone the Target hackers breached the chain’s security systems by using electronic credentials stolen from a vendor, adding such breaches also put the company and owner at risk for legal liability.
