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Sensei’s CEO/Director of Cybersecurity Mike Maschke Citied in Law360

December 3, 2020

A recent Law360 article entitled “Law Firms’ Reported Cyberattacks Are ‘Tip Of The Iceberg’” by Xiumei Dong, cited Sensei’s CEO/Director of Cybersecurity Mike Maschke.

Excerpt:

Two recent high-profile data security incidents at BigLaw firms have once more drawn attention to law firms’ cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and with the coronavirus pandemic forcing lawyers to adapt to a remote work environment, experts warn that the disclosed events are just the “tip of the iceberg” of such attacks.

In October, Seyfarth Shaw LLP and Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP both disclosed security incidents, including a malware attack, that put clients’ sensitive information at risk.

“In terms of the number of firms and potential clients that have called us regarding potential incidents, that number seems very small,” said Michael Maschke, CEO of Virginia-based digital forensics firm Sensei Enterprises, noting that there are “a lot more attacks that have occurred and are currently going on” against law firms but have not been reported.

Depending on the nature of the attack, some law firms, particularly smaller ones, may even decide not to disclose the incident in order to minimize liabilities and avoid potential fallout from clients, Maschke added.

 Read the entire article here.