Legal Tech Roundup: Many Data Breaches Being Discovered by a Third Party

Below is a roundup of recent legal technology news, from e-Discovery updates to the innovative ideas by lawyers working in this space:

Cybersecurity

• Phishing, hacking and malware attacks were the number one cause of data security incidents in 2015, according to the Second Annual BakerHostetler Data Security Incident Response Report . Human error was the second leading cause, followed by third-party vendor-related incidents.

Once a breach occurred, it took organizations an average of 69 days to actually discover the incident, and another week to contain the breach. Just over half the time, 52 percent, the breach was self-identified. The remainder ...