One of the many departments involved in corporate cybersecurity, in-house counsel plays a significant and increasingly far-reaching role. But that role is far from static—as cyberattacks evolve, so too must the efforts of corporate legal teams in helping prevent, respond to and prepare their organizations for new challenges.
To understand just how in-house counsel fits in this fast evolving corporate cybersecurity framework, Legaltech News caught up with Ari Kaplan, author of the report “Defending Data: Cybersecurity Maturity Reflects Growth in How Corporations Manage and Protect Information.” In gathering data for the report, Kaplan—an experienced attorney and leader of an eponymous advisory firm for professional technology use —talked with corporate leaders around the United States.
