Cyber security is an increasingly "hot" topic; news reports of companies large and small - even entire countries - being hacked are a near daily occurrence. The consequences of such hacking ranges from the relatively trivial, such as a website being defaced, to the gravely concerning, such as the reported hacking of the recent US election; the cost can be devastating, in terms of both money and reputation

Companies who take these threats seriously may invest significant resources in cyber protection yet still fall victim to an attack - why? We need look no further than the Panama Papers for an explanation: the weakest link in any cyber security system is people. In a recent blog update, Mark Leiser looks at what law firms can learn from the episode.