"New York Leads the Way in Attorneys' Cybersecurity: Protecting Confidential Client Data is the Priority"

New York is the first U.S. jurisdiction to require its attorneys to complete one credit hour of cybersecurity, privacy, and data protection training as part of their biennial Continuing Legal Education (CLE), effective July 1, 2023. The new requirement highlights the importance of protecting client information and staying up-to-date with the fast-moving threat landscape in the legal industry.