Find out more about how to accelerate your firm’s response to cyber threats. Law firms should use cyber insurance to complement their own cybersecurity efforts , according to cloud services firm CTS . Legal firms bear particularly high risk considering the sensitive and confidential information they hold for clients , pushing them toward specialist cyber insurance . According to Bloomberg , insurers dispute 45 % of cyber claims , a process which takes three years on average . In most cases , claimants ' professional indemnity policies payout for negligence before cyber insurance is even activated . Prior to coverage , firms will be responsible for costs needed to manage and respond to a breach , and to improve IT security to prevent future attacks .
Law firms should use cyber insurance to complement their own cybersecurity efforts , according to cloud services firm CTS . Legal firms bear particularly high risk considering the sensitive and confidential information they hold for clients , pushing them toward specialist cyber insurance . According to Bloomberg , insurers dispute 45 % of cyber claims , a process which takes three years on average . In most cases , claimants ' professional indemnity policies payout for negligence before cyber insurance is even activated . Prior to coverage , firms will be responsible for costs needed to manage and respond to a breach , and to improve IT security to prevent future attacks .