Report: Legal Industry Was Heavily Targeted with Cyber Threats in January

The legal industry reported more “cyber threats” in January than nearly any other sector, according to one estimate.

The estimate is taken from a report by the IT security company TruShield, and was published last week. Only the retail industry, followed by the financial industry were targeted more than the legal industry in January, the report found.

It is consistent with other months for the legal industry to be in the top three most targeted, the report said. However, Robyn Ilsen, marketing manager for TruShield, said the top most targeted industries will fluctuate. For instance, threats against the retail industry may spike during the holiday ...