The ransomware attack on DLA Piper sounded a new type of alarm for Big Law. The world’s biggest firms are just as prone to ransomware attacks as any other company, and the potential ramifications of a network-crippling malware infection are wide-ranging for a service industry that holds the legal fate of corporations in its palm. Consider litigators unable to access motions on a deadline. Trial lawyers preparing for arguments without key documents. Transactional lawyers unable to communicate with clients attempting to close multibillion-dollar deals. “The domino effect of doing something like this to a law firm permeates so many different parts of business,” said John Sweeney, president of LogicForce, a startup cybersecurity consulting firm. “Suffice it to say, it’s going to touch hundreds if not thousands of different points of business, and not only in the U.S. It’s a nightmare, there’s no doubt about it.” Read More3515
