More and more these days, organizations of all shapes and sizes are working hard to prepare for and defend against cybersecurity threats. And, more and more, organizations are looking to their in-house counsel—their skilled risk managers—to not only assist in those fights, but often to direct, organize and lead those efforts.

With that in mind, and drawing on information developed earlier this year by subject-matter experts Symantec Corp, Verizon, the FBI and others, to follow are three cybersecurity trends in-house counsel should know about to add value to their organizations in the information security fights now happening and those to come in the United States and globally: