PERFECT SECURITY STORM FOR LAW FIRMS?

February 13, 2012/Frederick Scholl/Hacker, Law, Malware, Russinovich

Marc Russinovich’s recent book Zero Day: A Novel tells an action-packed tale of international hackers; the action passes through a NYC law firm and brings the entire firm down. Great story, but it seemed a little farfetched when I read it. In the book, the entire fictional law firm grinds to a halt as a result of a malware attack. Now we read about the major attacks on law firm Puckett & Faraj (ABA Journal, February 6, 2012). Web site down and emails on YouTube is not what any firm wants. Firm shut down; although their site is now back up. Mr. Russinovich’s book does not seem so farfetched at this point. CFO Magazine just did a story on cyber thieves targeting small and midsized businesses, “Where the Money Is, and the Security Isn’t”. All this is a good reminder for small and midsized law firms, at least those involved with litigation, to take steps to secure their data and business processes.

Posted in Enterprise Cyber Risk Management
Tags: Hacker, Law, Malware, Russinovich

Frederick Scholl

Frederick Scholl is an accomplished Global Senior Information Security Risk Manager. Dr. Scholl earned a BS and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University. In 1991, Fred founded Monarch Information Networks, LLC to enable forward-thinking organizations to protect their information. Previously, he co-founded Codenoll Technology Corporation (NASDAQ: CODN). He chaired the IEEE committee that wrote the first standard for Ethernet communication over fiber optic links, now used world-wide.