ANALYSIS: Mandatory Cybersecurity CLE Credits—At a Bar Near You?

A lawyer’s duty of confidentiality includes taking reasonable steps to protect a client’s electronically stored information. The state of New York has taken a small yet bold step that could lead to lawyers better understanding their obligation by seeking to add cybersecurity to its continuing legal education (CLE) credit requirements. Considering the rise in law firm and corporate data breaches worldwide, coupled with lawyers’ concerns about the security of their own legal technology, I expect other state bars to follow New York’s example—and law schools to start teaching students more about cybersecurity as well.

The Empire State and Cyberattacks

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