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One might think after seeing in detail how hundreds of other data breaches occurred and adversely affected others, the firm should have been uniquely well-educa
by mminer237 3y ago
One might think after seeing in detail how hundreds of other data breaches occurred and adversely affected others, the firm should have been uniquely well-educated and motivated to prevent such attached.
- jmclnx 3y agoYou would think :) But all this shows is once again, bonuses and short term profits count far more than spending on competent cyber security.
- Khalos 3y agoPerhaps they were so successful at getting their clients minimal punishments that they didn't see a need to meaningfully invest in proper IT security compared to the inevitable slap on the wrist.
- karaterobot 3y agoNo organization is immune from data breaches. That's pretty much the first rule. All you can do is mitigate the risk, you can't eliminate it. Being a law firm that handles data breaches certainly doesn't make them unhackable, especially if it makes them a target.
- skeeter2020 3y agoThey're not a tech firm specializing in breach prevention, but a law firm handling breach fall-out, aka the PR/comms playbook. They probably know better than anyone that there's zero liability, so why spend resources or worry about preventing them?