Preparing for (and Defending Against) a Cyberattack on the Energy Sector

Date

2021

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Special Institute

Abstract

Law firms have an affirmative duty to provide cybersecurity for their own information as well as client information. Ethics complaints to ceasing the law firm can result from hacking and data breaches. Legal ethics explicitly require lawyers to develop a cybersecurity plan. These obligations will continue to become more important as breaches continue to rise in frequency. Provides an overview along with checklists to help guide legal professionals.

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Keywords

Cybersecurity, Ethics, Legal profession, Model Rules of Professional Responsibility, Data breeches, Cyberattacks, Energy sector

Citation

2021 NO. 1 RMMLF-INST 6