Last year brought with it a number of high-profile breaches that garnered attention not just because of the number of consumers impacted or the type of information taken, but also because of the missteps that followed certain cybersecurity incidents. In addition to public perception issues, companies also face changing regulations around data security and litigation that may shift the way cybersecurity suits are handled.

With in-house counsel shouldering more responsibility when it comes to breaches, and even taking the fall in some cases, one certainty is that cybersecurity will be top of mind for companies and their in-house counsel in 2018.