Think Only Large Law Firms Get Hacked? Think Again.
It’s Not the Size of Your Practice, It’s How Important Your Clients Are.
Assured Enterprises, Inc.
On July 29, 2016, the FTC held that
a company is liable when it has failed
to take commercially reasonable
measures to secure its clients’ data,
even if there was no injury to the
clients’ records.
PwC’s 2015 Annual Law Firms’ Survey
stated that 62% of law firms reported
a security breach in 2015. That’s up
45% from 2014.
It’s Time for Proactive Cybersecurity.
L AW F I R M S I N T H E C R O S S H A I R S
“There are two types of law firms: those that know
they’ve been hacked and those that do not. ” VINCENT POLLEY
These are not hollow claims. Since April, hackers have
targeted firms of all sizes including 48 law firms with
M&A deals and 13/15 of the nation’s top firms.
Hackers love the sheer quantity and quality of law firms’
data, which can reach tens of thousands, sometimes
hundreds of thousands of records per client. A record
is an individual document, including every piece of
communication with your clients and partners.
“The price of effective cybersecurity can be daunting...
But the cost of inaction could be even greater, as more
clients threaten to abandon firms that don’t meet their
data-privacy standards.” SOURCE: LIZZY MCLELLAN FOR ALM, AUG 9, 2016
Today’s firms use cutting-edge technology to transmit,
store and share information. With this new efficiency
and convenience comes greater risk and responsibility,
especially with attorney-client relationships.
In fact, the Ponemon’s Institute 2016 Cost of Breach
Study states that “regulated industries [like law firms]
have the most costly data breaches.” $226 per record
in the U.S. is their estimated cost, so even if you only
have 50,000 compromised records—which is nothing for
a law firm—that’s a staggering $11.3 million.
After a breach, the remediation and associated
expenditures are only the beginning.
Can you imagine the litigation and investigation costs
stemming from malpractice or ethical claims?
Still, Assured Enterprises knows that getting hacked
is not a foregone conclusion. The secret is removing
known vulnerabilities (defined, known bugs residing in
software) that account for some 80% of successful
hack attacks.
A WELC OME ACQUI TTA L
This is why Assured created TripleHelixSM, the world’s
most comprehensive cybersecurity assessment system,
which uses an exhaustive database with our patentpending tool, AssuredScanDKV® to Detect all Known
Vulnerabilities residing in software. Not most, not some,
but all of them. No one else can say that.
Here’s how Assured can help:
`` Run a comprehensive, deep scan of your
software, systems and devices to detect known
vulnerabilities residing in software
`` Perform a thorough cyber system analysis
`` Create a baseline of your current security posture
`` Define your cyber readiness to defeat an attack
`` Assess your threat, impact and risk levels
`` Develop a prioritized plan to secure your systems
and deal with future problems
Are you ready to protect your data and your clients’
trust? Schedule a demo today and secure your future.
www.assured.enterprises/revolution
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
`` Cybersecurity System Design and Deployment
`` Cyber Policy and Procedure Creation
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`` Employee Training and Cybersecurity Awareness
Materials
`` Non-Cyber Hardware and Software Deployment
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`` Incident Response and Remediation Planning
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`` Continuing Penetration Testing
`` Cybersecurity Training
`` Enhanced Monitoring
`` Emergency On-call Incident Response
`` Cyber Forensics
`` Cyber Consulting
`` Staff Augmentation
`` Cyber Component Integration
`` Cyber Due Diligence on Acquisitions
`` Emerging Technology Evaluation
`` New Client Cybersecurity Review
`` Consultation on Trust Level Management