Published in NH Business Review
(3/26/2021)
Hackers are intentionally targeting small and medium sized
businesses (SMBs), and are likely to continue doing so for the
foreseeable future. Headlines certainly have exposed recent
breaches of large and sophisticated companies (like Marriot,
Equifax and Yahoo!), big governments and agencies (like the federal
Office of Personnel Management and State of Texas), and prominent
educational institutions (like Harvard and University of
Connecticut). But, it would be a mistake to believe that hackers
target only those types of organizations.
No business is immune from cyber threats. In fact, small and
medium sized business are just as valuable targets as large
Published in NH Bar News
(2/17/2021)
Hackers are intentionally targeting law firms, and are likely to
continue doing so for the foreseeable future. Headlines have
exposed recent breaches at some large and prominent firms, like
Goodwin Proctor, Seyfarth Shaw, Cadwalader, and Peabody &
Arnold. But, it would be a mistake to believe that hackers targeted
only those types of firms. The lists maintained on the websites of
the Attorneys General for New Hampshire and Massachusetts reveal
that hacks of small and medium sized firms are far more common and
damaging.
No firm is immune from cyber threats. Small and medium sized
firms are just as valuable targets, and generally more vulnerable.