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Sharon Nelson and John Simek Quoted in README_ Article

September 26, 2023

Sensei’s Sharon Nelson and John Simek were quoted in a recent article entitled “Bad Torts: Law Firms Feel The Heat From Rising Cyber Threats” by Cynthia Brumfield on README_.

Excerpt:

Public reports of ransomware attacks on law firms have accelerated this year, with massive amounts of sensitive client data now in the hands of threat actors, highlighting a growing trend of cyber incidents afflicting the legal business. “2023 is just a banner year for law firm data breaches to the chagrin of the law firms,” Sharon D. Nelson, Esq, president of digital forensics, cybersecurity and information technology firm Sensei Enterprises, told README.

Over the past few months alone, there has been a spurt of reports of attacks on law firms, including “big law” firms—the biggest, richest and most prestigious legal advisors operating across multiple offices nationwide and many countries globally. Although these big law firms have a diverse clientele, they are best known for representing the world’s most powerful corporations and governments.

Read the article here