The ABA Cybersecurity Handbook: A Resource for Attorneys, Law Firms and Business Professionals, Second Edition is published by the ABA Cybersecurity Legal Task Force which is composed of ABA members with expertise in cybersecurity as well as government, technical and private sector representation. The Second Edition of this top selling cybersecurity book is a must read for anyone working in the field including private practice attorneys and associates, in-house counsel, non-profit and government attorneys and others. Since the release of the first edition published in 2013, cybersecurity breaches in law firms have made news headlines and clients are asking questions about lawyers' and firms' security programs. From the massive Panama Papers breach that led to the dissolution of the Mossack Fonseca Law Firm in April 2016 to the WannaCry and Petya Ransomware attacks, the latter that led to the several day work outage at DLA Piper in June 2017, it is imperative that attorneys understand the potential risk of weak information security practices to their practices and their clients. As hackers increase their capability to conduct cyber attacks, so must law firms step up their risk management game specifically in cybersecurity as a fundamental part of their sustainable business practices.Co-edited by cybersecurity leaders, Jill D. Rhodes and Robert S. Litt, former General Counsel of the Director of National Intelligence, The ABA Cybersecurity Handbook: A Resource for Attorneys, Law Firms and Business Professionals focuses on many of the issues raised in the first edition, while highlighting the extensive changes in the current cybersecurity environment. Aside from the length of the book (about 30% more extensive than the prior edition), this edition includes a chapter on technology basics for the technologically challenged. This updated edition will enable you to identify potential cybersecurity risks and prepare you to respond in the event of an attack. It addresses the current overarching threat as well as ethical issues and special considerations for law firms of all sizes. The Handbook also includes the most recent ABA Ethics Opinions and illustrates how you should approach the subject of cybersecurity threats and issues with clients as well as when and how to purchase and use cyber insurance.
About the Author: Jill Rhodes is Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer for Option Care, Inc. in Bannockburn, Illinois. In this role, she is responsible for building and implementing an information security program for this multibillion-dollar healthcare company. Her work includes all facets of information security governance, education, process development, and technology implementation. Prior to this, she held a similar position for an insurance company, also in Illinois. Before moving to the private sector, Ms. Rhodes spent 20 years working in and with the federal government. She joined the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) in February 2007. Ms. Rhodes supported the intelligence community (IC) integration of data and security into their Cloud Environment for the IC Chief Information Office. Prior to this, Ms. Rhodes was on detail to the CIA, where she worked with data management, foreign language, and training matters on behalf of the National Clandestine Service, addressing issues such as data security and exploitation. Ms. Rhodes has held various leadership roles within the intelligence community, including the deputy chief of staff for the ODNI and the assistant deputy director of national intelligence for education and training.Prior to joining the ODNI, Ms. Rhodes worked on national security-related issues within the Department of Homeland Security Office of the General Counsel and Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Office. Ms. Rhodes is a former Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Agency for International Development, having worked in Bolivia and Russia and throughout Eastern and Southern Africa on democratic development issues. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Ms. Rhodes had her own company and traveled globally supporting third-world nations in the rewriting of their constitutions and electoral codes.Ms. Rhodes has written, published, and speaks regularly about several national security law topics. Ms. Rhodes was the editor of the first edition of this Handbook and also edited the book National Security Law, Fifty Years of Transformation: An Anthology (ABA 2012), sponsored by the ABA Standing Committee on Law and National Security. In addition, she has written on topics such as the development of regional emergency management systems, military use of radio frequency identification, quarantine law, privacy and technology, and consumer data administrators. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the University of Cincinnati, College of Law (JD), and the George Washington University College of Law (LLM). She is also a certified information security manager, certified information privacy professional/IT, and certified project management professional. Robert S. Litt served as the second General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) from June 2009 until January 2017. Before joining the ODNI, Mr. Litt was a partner with the law firm of Arnold and Porter, LLP. He served as a member of the governing body of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section and a member of the Advisory Committee to the Standing Committee on Law and National Security. He previously worked at the Department of Justice, where he served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Division and as the Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General; as special advisor to the Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs; and as an U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.Mr. Litt started his legal career as a clerk for Judge Edward Weinfeld of the Southern District of New York and Justice Potter Stewart of the U.S. Supreme Court. He holds a BA from Harvard College and an MA and JD from Yale University.