The Continuing Evolution Of Cybersecurity Risk Management
By: Kenneth L. Moskowitz, Esq. and James D. DeBartolo, Esq.
In April 2015, a client of the Chicago based law firm Johnson & Bell, LTD (“J&B”) filed a class action lawsuit in federal court in Illinois against its attorneys charging that they failed to protect their clients’ confidential information (“Action”).[1] The Action and the claims asserted therein are compelling reminders of the evolving risks facing those entrusted to protect their clients’ confidential data. Plaintiffs allege in the Action that, notwithstanding the fact that J&B had not suffered a cybersecurity breach to date that had caused them any harm or damage, the firm nonetheless should be adjudged liable for failing to maintain “industry standard” cybersecurity protections.