Author Description

"In 2012, President Laurel Bellows created the ABA Cybersecurity Legal Task Force with membership from all parts of the ABA as well as from the private sector. Its objective is to examine ways to help lawyers protect their practices and their clients' confidential information and intellectual property during events involving cyber attacks, as well as position the ABA to contribute to the national dialogue about cyber issues. This cyber guidebook provides practical cyber threat information, guidance, and strategies to lawyers and law firms of all sizes ... [and] also considers the interrelationship between lawyer and client, establishing what legal responsibilities and professional obligations are owed to the client in the event of a cyber attack. A 'must-have,' the book provides strategies to help law firms defend against the cyber threat and also provides information on how best to respond if breached"--Page [4] of cover.