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title: Strengthening The ‘Soft Underbelly’ Of Cybersecurity (Part II)
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# [Strengthening The ‘Soft Underbelly’ Of Cybersecurity (Part II)](https://blog.nisos.com/news/strengthening-the-soft-underbelly-of-cybersecurity-part-ii)

 Jun 27, 2019 2:00:00 PM

Attack simulations, physical security, social engineering, and open source intelligence assessments can help law firms learn and self-correct before a real hacker gets through first.

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###### <https://blog.nisos.com/news/strengthening-the-soft-underbelly-of-cybersecurity-part-i>[Strengthening The ‘Soft Underbelly’ Of Cybersecurity (Part I)](https://blog.nisos.com/news/strengthening-the-soft-underbelly-of-cybersecurity-part-i)

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