Within the past three weeks, three cyberattacks netted criminals $1.5 billion in Buybit’s digital assets, delayed the paychecks of 1,300 U.S. Coast Guard personnel, and shuttered an emergency room in Ithaca, New York.

Even more concerning for Florida lawyers is an ABA cybersecurity report that found 29% of law firms experienced some form of security breach in 2023.

Repositories of highly sensitive data, from a corporation’s intellectual property to a client’s HIPPA-protected hospital records, law firms are prime targets, assures Miami insurance lawyer and “cyber claims professional” Kevin Neslage.