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Cybersecurity for Law Firms

Cybersecurity for Law Firms: A Practical Guide

In November 2023, the international law firm Allen & Overy confirmed it was hit by a LockBit ransomware attack. Weeks earlier, a midsize firm in the southeastern U.S. paid a seven-figure ransom after a threat actor encrypted every client file on its network — and the firm never made headlines

Carl B. Johnson May 29, 2026 5 min read
Cybersecurity for Law Firms

Cybersecurity for Law Firms: A Practical Defense Guide

Why Threat Actors Love Targeting Law Firms In February 2021, the law firm Jones Day confirmed that hackers had stolen confidential client data through a vulnerability in Accellion's file-transfer appliance. Sensitive case documents, including those related to major corporate litigation, ended up on the Clop ransomware gang'

Carl B. Johnson Jan 01, 2022 7 min read