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Sensei Article Featured in ABA Law Practice Magazine – The TECHSHOW Issue

January 27, 2022

Sensei article “Zero Trust Architecture: An Imperative for Law Firms” by Sharon Nelson and John Simek, was featured in the January 1, 2022 edition of ABA’s Law Practice Magazine.

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The Good Old Days of Cybersecurity

Life really was simpler once, in the early days of cybersecurity. We had a clear network perimeter defined and knew we needed to protect all law firm data, users and devices inside the perimeter. Now we have employees working from home regularly, data in the cloud and vendors who have integrations with our networks and technology to even include HVAC systems.

Law firms became accustomed to this approach. They budgeted for tools to protect the perimeter and it became the norm for a long while. Those days are now officially gone. To add to the misery of law firms, the cybercriminals are increasingly sophisticated—and successful in their attacks—causing a world of hurt in the form of data breaches, which often become public resulting in loss of client confidence in the firm’s ability to protect client data.

Sadly, law firms are a “one-stop-shop” for cybercriminals. Break into a company and you will primarily get that company’s data. Break into a law firm and you’ll get the data of many clients. As an example, imagine breaking into a merger and acquisitions firm (among many other desirable law firm targets). Data is the new oil, right? You could hold the data for ransom, make a killing on Wall Street or use the data to infiltrate the law firm’s clients. The nightmare scenarios are endless, as many law firms have discovered to their chagrin.

Read the entire article here