Episode 185 — Data privacy and law firms: How secure is confidential information shared with attorneys?

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. For our personal data this Halloween, will it be trick or treat? In Episode 185, we explore one of the most private of all U.S. organizations - the law firm - to assess the security of private personal information. The American Bar Association reports that a quarter of all law firms have been the victim of a data breach and that 40% were not aware that they were attacked. What do insurance companies that serve law firms recommend as best cybersecurity practices? Even if best practices are followed, is the vast amount of private information collected by law firms at risk? The Data Privacy Detective discusses the state of law firm cybersecurity, lists the best practices recommended by a prominent law firm insurer, and challenges whether good practices alone are enough to guard information we assume will be kept securely confidential. The first 155 episodes of Data Privacy Detective can be found on the feed of the Frost Brown Todd Podcast. You can listen on Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/3IrHUTg), Spotify (https://bit.ly/49XRU2k), or Soundcloud (https://bit.ly/3T8EWrw). Subscribe to the show on YouTube for a new video every week! https://www.youtube.com/@DataPrivacyDetective