We called the ransomware attack on Allen & Overy last week the “latest” law firm cyber attack. Because it’s not the first, and it certainly won’t be the last.

Think about it. If attackers regard governments, sovereign wealth funds and trillion-dollar corporates as fair game, what is a law firm to them? What fight can A&O put up in a world in which a $6 billion law firm, Kirkland & Ellis, is as exposed as any far less-protected entity?