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The lack of robust cyber security strategies in many UK law firms and barristers' chambers is putting them at a significantly higher risk of attacks, according to a new discussion paper from AXELOS. In the paper - 'Cyber resilience in the UK Legal Sector' - a legal IT veteran warns that law firms traditionally have been slow to adopt technology and best practices regarding cyber security, leaving large gaps in their cyber resilience strategy. The legal sector is one built on managing the most valuable and commercially sensitive information of organisations and high profile individuals effectively.

The risk of this information falling into the wrong hands is significant and can cause catastrophic financial and reputational damage to law firms and their clients, states the paper, which outlines the vulnerability of the legal sector to a cyber-attack and the reasons why they are being targeted. It warns that employees are often the greatest vulnerability in their defences and explains how organisations in the legal sector can more effectively resist, respond and recover from attacks.