ANALYSIS: Five Ways AI Will Abate Lawyers’ Cyberdefense Optimism

Nov. 6, 2023, 2:00 AM UTC

Lawyers have become increasingly confident in their organizations’ ability to handle cyberattacks from bad actors, despite the number of these attacks steadily growing. But that certainty could prove a bit premature, as cybercriminals employ emerging generative artificial intelligence technology to boost creativity in their assaults and cause lawyers’ cyberdefense confidence to wane.

Trust in Cybersecurity Gains Momentum

Certainty among both in-house counsels and law firms about their readiness for digital onslaughts from online bad actors is rising, according to results from Bloomberg Law’s Legal Ops & Tech 2023 survey.

Nearly half of all lawyers (46%) said they strongly agree ...

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