Kicking and screaming. That’s how many lawyers have proceeded into the age of technology. They know it’s here, they know they should use it, they understand—but may not admit—that it makes them more efficient. But in the end, it seems that many lawyers are only adopting technology because they must. Not because they should.

Two recent studies confirm this trend. The first is the American Bar Association 2018 Legal Technology Survey Report, particularly Volume II, the “Law Office Technology” report. The second are two recent reports by Malwarebytes, one on the state of malware, the other on how little most people know about tracking.