ABA urges lawyers to adopt encryption, other cybersecurity practices in latest 'handbook'

Lawyers and law firms are increasingly targeted for cyber attacks because of the sensitive client data they handle and store -- and because of these threats they should embrace the use of encryption where appropriate, develop plans for destroying and limiting storage of personal data, and adopt a cyber-risk management and incident-response plan in advance of a potential data breach.

These recommendations, among a number of other cybersecurity practices, are laid out in a new “handbook” for attorneys to be...