PROTECT CLIENT
TRUST.
Law firms, consultancies, and accounting practices hold the most sensitive client data. One breach ends client relationships. We validate document systems, client portals, and communication channels before attackers exploit them.
Risk Landscape
Professional services firms face the highest stakes breach profile in the market.
The numbers below describe real regulatory data sets that shape how we prioritize testing scopes.
29%
Of law firms experienced a data breach in past 12 months
ABA TechReport 2022
$6.2M
Average cost of legal industry data breach
IBM Cost of a Data Breach 2024
62%
Increase in BEC attacks targeting professional services
FBI IC3 Report 2023
Testing focus
Testing narratives mapped to the systems that protect privileged information.
Document & portal security
- →DMS access control (iManage, NetDocuments, SharePoint)
- →Client portal authentication and isolation testing
- →Cross-client document access prevention
- →Metadata leakage and version control security
BEC & wire fraud prevention
- →Email spoofing and domain impersonation testing
- →Wire transfer verification procedure validation
- →Phishing simulation targeting partner accounts
- →Email encryption and DMARC/SPF/DKIM assessment
Privileged data protection
- →Attorney-client privilege safeguards validation
- →Remote access and VPN security assessment
- →Data loss prevention (DLP) testing
- →Encryption at rest and in transit verification
Recent incidents
Breach lessons we bake into every engagement.
Goodwin Law
2020
What happened: Ransomware attack encrypted systems including client files and privileged communications.
Impact: Operations disrupted, client notification required, privilege concerns raised.
Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks
2020
What happened: Ransomware stole 756GB of celebrity client data including NDAs and contracts.
Impact: $42M ransom demanded, client data leaked publicly.
Campbell Conroy & O'Neil
2019
What happened: Phishing attack compromised email, exposing client PII and privileged documents.
Impact: Class action lawsuit, malpractice claims, client attrition.
Major Accounting Firms
2023–24
What happened: Tax season phishing campaigns targeting employee credentials and client data.
Impact: W-2 theft, fraudulent returns filed, IRS penalties imposed.
Show clients and partners that every document and communication is defended.
Our reports pair deep-dive exploitation evidence with clear control mapping so managing partners and general counsel can sign off with confidence.