A substantial portion of today’s legal practice is conducted digitally and on-line. Attorneys generate, collect, store and use an abundance of client confidential information, personally identifiable information, protected health information, and information, the disclosure of which is either restricted or prohibited by statute or court order. Thus, the type of information that is part and parcel of the practice of law makes attorneys and law firms low hanging fruit for cybersecurity compromise.

Cybersecurity challenges for attorneys arise from remote work, using a variety of computing devices and methods (desktops, laptops, mobile devices) and “cloud” or “virtualized” computing, etc. that amplify an attorney’s professional and ethical obligations directed to competency, confidentiality, and supervision.