
Whether it be a partner, a paralegal, or a secretary, employees working in the legal sector handle an incredible amount of sensitive information, from medical and financial data to merger and acquisition (M&A) data.
To protect clients, earn their trust, and stay compliant, firms take DLP seriously. But, insider threats are still a big problem.
Last year, three-fourths (75%) of all security incidents in the legal sector reported to regulators were caused by insiders, both negligent and malicious. The vast majority of incidents, though, were caused by human error. For example, fat fingering an email to a similarly-named recipient or a failure to redact.