ICO issues warning to law firms following string of data breaches

Danny Palmer
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ICO issues warning following 15 security breaches at law firms in the past three months

A string of data breaches within the legal profession has led to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) issuing a public warning to solicitors and barristers, stating more needs to be done to ...

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