Data privacy and securityFox Rothschild partner and firm Chief Privacy Officer Mark G. McCreary sees a trend: Law firms are increasingly recognizing that naming a lawyer to lead data security and privacy efforts is “an essential ingredient in good risk management.”

In an article for Law360 entitled “Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: CPO vs. CISO,” McCreary writes:

“To understand the role of the CPO — and why that person ought to be a lawyer — it’s important to distinguish the role they fill from that of the chief information security officer or CISO, who is typically a nonlawyer and leads the firm’s information technology department.”

We invite you to read his full article.