Boston, Massachusetts, Aug. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HYCU, Inc., a leader for modern data protection for on-prem, cloud, and SaaS and one of the fastest growing companies in the industry, announced findings from recent research conducted with law firms and legal services professionals. As law firms accelerate their shift to cloud-based applications, the new global survey findings reveal a critical gap in understanding data protection responsibilities. According to the soon-to-publish, “State of SaaS Resilience 2025” report, 85% of IT decision-makers in the business and professional services sector, including legal, believe that native SaaS platforms like iManage Cloud, Microsoft 365, DocuSign, and Box provide full data protection coverage.
The research, conducted by independent research firm Vanson Bourne, found that while SaaS adoption continues to grow rapidly, with law firms using an average of 99 SaaS apps, data protection strategies have not kept pace. Nearly two-thirds of legal leaders in the UK expect to run all core business systems in the cloud by 2027, yet most are unaware of the SaaS shared responsibility model, leaving firms exposed to rising internal and external threats.
“Law firms and legal service professionals are stewards of highly sensitive client information. The shift to SaaS offers efficiency, but it comes with new risks that can’t be ignored,” said Simon Taylor, Founder and CEO, …