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Privilege doesn't stop ransomware.
We do.

Firms hold exactly the kind of data attackers want most: privileged communications, M&A details before they're public, litigation strategy, settlement terms. ByteTempest builds security around how firms actually operate — case management systems, client trust accounts, and the wire transfers that real estate and M&A closings depend on.

Why firms get targeted specifically

Attackers don't need to breach your client to get at their secrets — they just need to breach you. A single compromised inbox at a firm can expose deal terms, litigation strategy, or settlement negotiations for dozens of clients at once, which is exactly why firms are a disproportionately attractive target relative to their size.

The most common way in isn't a sophisticated exploit. It's business email compromise: an attacker impersonates a partner or a closing agent and redirects a wire transfer mid-transaction. Real estate and M&A practices see this constantly, and it works because the email looks completely normal until the money is already gone.

The pressure beyond the breach itself

A firm's exposure doesn't end with the incident. There's the malpractice question, the bar's expectations around safeguarding client confidences, and — increasingly — the cyber insurance policy that won't pay out if baseline controls like MFA and endpoint detection weren't in place at the time of the breach.

Most firms find out their policy has technical prerequisites only after a claim gets denied. ByteTempest builds the controls insurers actually check for, before that becomes the moment you find out.

Where firms actually get hit
Attack patternWhat addresses it
Wire fraud via impersonated closing instructionsSAT + mail-flow / Conditional Access hardening
Compromised partner or paralegal inboxMDR + MFA enforcement
Case file exfiltration via external sharing linkM365 / cloud security review
Ransomware on case management serverMDR + tested backup/recovery plan
Denied cyber insurance claim post-breachInsurance readiness gap review

Not sure what you actually need?

Most firms get the most value, fastest, from MDR and SAT together — monitoring on the systems, training on the people most likely to be the entry point. A vCISO retainer or insurance readiness review usually comes next, once that foundation is in place.