Confidentiality & privilege breach
A leak of privileged material isn’t just embarrassing — it can harm a client’s case, waive privilege, and expose the firm to real liability.
Legal & Law Firms
Their secrets are safe with you. Keep them that way.
A law firm runs on trust and confidentiality — and both are under attack. We protect privileged client data, stop the wire fraud that targets trust accounts and closings, and help you meet the ethical duty to safeguard what clients hand you.
Privilege & confidentiality Wire‑fraud defense Ethical safeguards
The threat landscape
Why firms are in the crosshairs
Law firms hold concentrated, high‑value secrets and move large sums of money — a combination attackers find irresistible.
Wire fraud & BEC
Attackers impersonate a partner or counterparty to redirect settlement, closing, or trust‑account wires — and the money vanishes fast.
Ransomware & missed deadlines
Locked documents mean stalled filings and endangered court deadlines — pressure attackers weaponize to force a fast payment.
A concentration of targets
One firm holds many clients’ secrets. Breaching a single practice can hand an attacker dozens of high‑value targets at once.
Ethics & bar obligations
The rules of professional conduct require reasonable safeguards for client data. A preventable breach can become a discipline problem.
Vendor & e-discovery risk
Co‑counsel, e‑discovery platforms, and cloud vendors all touch client data — and a breach at any of them can reach back to you.
Rule 1.6
Confidentiality isn’t optional — it’s your duty
Protecting client information is written into the rules of professional conduct, and the duty of competence has been read to include understanding the technology you rely on. That makes cybersecurity more than an IT decision — it’s part of your obligation to your clients. A preventable breach can be both a security failure and an ethics problem, and clients increasingly expect you to prove you take it seriously.
The core challenge
Security is now part of practicing law
For most of the profession’s history, protecting a client’s secrets meant a locked file cabinet and a discreet conversation. Today those secrets live in email, document systems, and the cloud — and the duty to safeguard them hasn’t changed, even though the threats have.
That’s the shift: confidentiality is still your obligation, but meeting it now requires real security behind it. Keeping client data safe means controlling who can reach each matter, guarding against the wire fraud aimed at your accounts, and being able to show clients and your bar that reasonable safeguards are genuinely in place.
The duty — unchanged
Keep client confidences safe and privileged. It has always been the foundation of the attorney‑client relationship.
Timeless · the obligation isn’t going anywhere
The method — modern
Access controls, email protection, monitoring, and tested defenses — the real security that upholds the duty today.
The gap · where firms need a security partner
How we help
Security that protects the practice
We bring our full practice to your firm — tuned for confidentiality, the realities of legal work, and the trust your clients place in you.
24/7 monitoring & email defense
Always‑on watch over your systems and inboxes — catching the account compromise and email fraud that lead to leaked matters and stolen wires.
Explore SOC & MDRPenetration testing
We probe your firm the way an attacker would — finding the paths to privileged data and your trust accounts before someone else does.
Explore VAPTIncident response
If a breach or fraudulent wire hits, our 24/7 responders move fast to contain it, recover access, and help you understand your obligations.
Explore incident responseCompliance & client assurance
We help you put reasonable safeguards in place and produce the evidence — including for SOC 2 and client questionnaires — to prove it.
Explore compliance Standards that apply
What law firms are held to
Between the rules of professional conduct, client security demands, and any regulated data you touch, we map your controls to what applies to your firm — and get you ready to prove it.
ABA Model Rules
Confidentiality & competence
State Bar Guidance
Reasonable safeguards
SOC 2
Client & corporate assurance
NIST CSF
Security baseline
Why StrikeProof
We understand what’s at stake in a matter
A breach at a firm isn’t just downtime — it’s a client’s confidence broken, a privilege at risk, and a duty unmet. We treat your clients’ secrets the way you do, and build the security that lets you keep your word.
- Confidentiality‑first. We build access controls around the matter, so only the right people reach it.
- Fraud‑aware. We defend the email and payment paths attackers use to steal wires.
- Client‑ready. We help you answer security questionnaires and demonstrate real safeguards.
- One team, end to end. Testing, monitoring, response, and compliance — without juggling vendors.
Privilege
Confidentiality protected
24/7
Monitoring & response
Anti‑BEC
Wire-fraud defense
50
States served — nationwide
Legal FAQ
Common questions
Isn’t a data breach at a law firm also an ethics problem?
Yes. Protecting client information is not only good practice — it’s an ethical duty. The rules of professional conduct require lawyers to keep client information confidential and to take reasonable steps to safeguard it, and the duty of competence has been read to include understanding the technology you use. That means a preventable breach can be both a security failure and a professional‑responsibility problem, which is why safeguarding client data deserves real attention rather than a checkbox.
Why are law firms targeted for wire fraud and business email compromise?
Because firms move large sums of other people’s money. Trust accounts, settlements, and real estate closings all involve wire transfers, and attackers use business email compromise to impersonate a partner, client, or counterparty and redirect those funds to themselves. A single fraudulent wire can cost a firm or its client a fortune, so verifying payment instructions and locking down email are among the highest‑value protections a firm can put in place.
Why would an attacker target our firm specifically?
Law firms are concentration points. A single firm may hold the confidential details of dozens or hundreds of clients — from deal terms and litigation strategy to personal and financial records — which makes breaching one firm a way to reach many targets at once. Firms working on mergers, intellectual property, or high‑profile matters are especially attractive, because the information they hold is valuable well beyond the firm itself.
We can’t miss court deadlines. What happens if ransomware hits?
That’s exactly the pressure attackers count on. If ransomware locks your documents and systems, filings stall and deadlines are suddenly at risk, which is why firms are pushed to pay quickly. We help you prevent that scenario with monitoring and hardening, and if an incident does occur, our 24/7 responders move immediately to contain it and restore access so you can keep meeting your obligations.
Our clients send us security questionnaires. Can you help us meet them?
Yes. Corporate clients increasingly require their outside counsel to demonstrate strong security, often through questionnaires or frameworks like SOC 2. We help you put the right controls in place and produce the evidence to answer those requests confidently — so security becomes something that wins and keeps client relationships rather than threatening them.
Keep your clients’ trust — and their secrets.
Let’s talk about protecting your firm, your matters, and your trust accounts. No jargon, no scare tactics — just a clear look at where you stand.