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Nichole Sterling Discusses AI at American Institute of Architects Committee Meeting

BakerHostetler’s DADM Group 2026 DSIR Report Makes Headlines with Major Media Coverage

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Carve-Outs Are In: Practical Guidance as Activity Rises in 2026

Partners Craig Hoffman, Ryan Christian and Elise Elam, along with Associate Courtney Litchfield, were quoted across multiple industry outlets on the Digital Assets and Data Management Group’s newly released 2026 Data Security Incident Response Report.

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A Law360 feature story, “Law Firm Ransomware Attacks on Rise, Report Says” (March 26, 2026), spotlighted the report and quoted Hoffman on how AI is helping threat actors sidestep company safeguards—by uncovering vulnerabilities or duping individuals into handing over credentials.

In Info Risk Today’s report-focused piece, “How Attack, Ransom, Breach Trends are Evolving” (March 26, 2026), Elam and Litchfield discussed a key shift: instead of encrypting data and demanding payment for a decryptor key, attackers are increasingly stealing data and threatening to publish it unless a ransom is paid.

Law.com also featured the report in “Report Probes What Is Driving a Rapid Rise in Data Breach Suits and Web Tracking Settlements” (March 31, 2026). Christian and Elam addressed the surge in class actions filed against hacked companies—sometimes even before official notifications go out.

<a href="https://www.law360.com/articles/2457658/law-firm-ransomware-attacks-on-rise-report-says" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Read Law360 article</a>. (subscription required)

<a href="https://www.inforisktoday.com/how-attack-ransom-breach-trends-are-evolving-a-31182" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Read Info Risk Today article</a>.

<a href="https://www.law.com/2026/03/31/report-probes-what-is-driving-a-rapid-rise-in-data-breach-suits-and-web-tracking-settlements/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Read Law.com article</a>. (subscription required)

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<a href="https://www.hipaajournal.com/bakerhostetler-report-2026-healthcare/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Read The HIPAA Journal article</a>.

<a href="https://www.techtarget.com/healthtechsecurity/news/366640780/Data-privacy-enforcement-actions-shift-focus-to-business-associates" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Read TechTarget article</a>.

<a href="https://www.msptoday.com/topics/msp-today/articles/463416-new-cyber-reality-same-threats-faster-attacks-higher.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Read MSP Today article</a>.

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