A quarter of family offices surveyed reported suffering a cyberattack in 2023, up from 17% in 2020. With their large wealth and small staffs, family offices have become lucrative targets for hackers and cybercriminals, experts say. Since family offices value efficiency and speed over risk management, he said, today's family offices often don't have adequate technology and planning in place for possible cyberattacks. Less than a third of family offices say their cyber risk management processes are well-developed, according to the survey. Marshall said family offices need to take a more proactive stance on overall assessment that goes beyond cyberattacks.

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Persons: Robert Frank, Willie Sutton, Edward Marshall, Marshall, cyberattacks Organizations: Wharton, Family Alliance Locations: cybercriminals, EY U.S, cyberattacks