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Sensei’s Sharon Nelson Quoted for article in JD Supra Blog

June 14, 2022

Excerpt:

With Memorial Day weekend behind us, many people are celebrating the unofficial start of summer. And summer is almost always a blessing—nicer weather, beach vacations, shorter Fridays (if you’re lucky)—you’ve got to think that IT professionals in the legal industry are probably breathing a sigh of relief and hoping for a nice, relaxing summer after a rough spring. Every other day, it seemed, I received an email update giving more bad news about ransomware attacks, data breaches, and other nefarious cyber-doings in the legal industry.

“While small and midsize firms consistently believe that they are not at great risk, they do not understand the mindset of cybercriminals. Law firm size doesn’t matter as much as the clients they serve and the extreme likelihood of weak security in smaller firms.  Sharon D. Nelson of Sensei Enterprises.

This year, data breaches were reported at multiple law firms. Unfortunately, many mid-size firms (as these are) and smaller don’t budget for technology—under 50% according to the ABA’s 2021 technology survey. As Sharon D. Nelson of Sensei Enterprises, explains, “While small and midsize firms consistently believe that they are not at great risk, they do not understand the mindset of cybercriminals. Law firm size doesn’t matter as much as the clients they serve and the extreme likelihood of weak security in smaller firms.”

Read the entire article here.