On the 10th anniversary of cyberspace, e-mail and the internet have become integrated into every aspect of work and personal life. Business communication through e-mail is fast, easy and, more importantly, cheap, with law firms increasingly enjoying a paperless working environment.
However, cyberspace is not without its drawbacks, presenting solicitors with very real security issues in the form of cybercrime. Electronic data cannot be completely locked away and therefore has the potential to be accessed by anyone inside or outside of the firm, exposing law firms to an ever increasing number of cybercriminals. Remote working and working on the move means data is often stored on laptops and PDAs and not backed up to a central resource.
