Bloomberg Law
July 25, 2017, 8:22 PM UTC

Blank Rome’s New CIO Expects Security Budget to Increase

Stephanie Russell-Kraft

In the wake of a string of hacks into law firms, Blank Rome has hired Faegre Baker Daniels’ former IT head, Andrea Markstrom, as its new chief information officer.

Markstrom said her number one priority in her new role is data security although she’s responsible for overseeing all technology initiatives at the firm.

“I only see the security side of our budget increasing,” said Markstrom. “The bad guys are being more and more creative in terms of how they can access our data or how they can get to our data.”

The past month alone saw a ransomware attack against DLA Piper, which knocked ...

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