Law Firms Could Share Malware Threats Under House Bill

The Homeland Security bill passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday -- appears to apply to law firms.

That’s according to Jeroen Plink, managing director of the global cybersecurity consulting firm Glasswall Solutions and former U.S. chief executive officer of the Practical Law Co, who looked at the text of the bill on Wednesday morning.

But Plink said he expected law firms would be able to share information on detected malware. “Most things are too sensitive,” including all information protected by attorney-client privilege, he said in a telephone interview.

The House passed theNational Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act (H.R. 1731) on Wednesday, which encourages companies ...