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Second Edition ABA Cybersecurity Handbook Reflects the Need for Greater Awareness

By Mark Sangster
February 01, 2018

As 2017 came to a close, the American Bar Association opened the next chapter in cybersecurity awareness with the release of the second edition of its ABA Cybersecurity Handbook: A Resource for Attorneys, Law Firms and Business Professionals. The new edition comes nearly five years since the first edition made its rounds.

Following the 2012 formation of the ABA Cybersecurity Legal Task Force, the first edition of the handbook was a brave move to enlighten both attorneys and law firms to cyber risk, and the evolving interpretation of professional obligations to protect clients' confidentiality as the playing field moved from physical records to easily pilfered electronic documents. At the time, the FBI advised law firms about shoring up cyber defenses, as criminals considered law firms “the soft underbelly of American cyber security.”

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