The rise of AI technologies like generative AI and ChatGPT has indeed taken the spotlight in the legal tech world, as visible in events such as ILTACON. However, before the surge of AI discussions, another important topic started gaining momentum: cybersecurity.
Security poses an existential threat to law firms and their clients, and legal has demonstrated notoriously inadequate responses. However, there may be a method to redirect the AI hype for the benefit of cybersecurity.
All modern law firms rely on a plethora of software solutions. Whenever a firm introduces a new software or updates an existing one, there is an associated risk. An update could disrupt the delicate balance upon which the contemporary practice of law is built, either through functional disruptions or by opening security vulnerabilities that malicious players can exploit.
The solution proposed by Aiden, the Artificial Intelligence for Desktops and Enterprise Networks, leverages artificial intelligence to streamline this process. Aiden claims to be an AI bot capable of scanning an entire computer system, including the firmware, drivers, and BIOS. This allows for more comprehensive updates and protects against threats that are typically overlooked due to the inconvenience of manually updating them.
Rather than duplicating and propagating potential security vulnerabilities via traditional imaging and cloning methods, Aiden recognizes non-compliant machines and rebuilds them from scratch. This tool brings everything it interacts with into a ‘desired state configuration’ and thereby offers more visibility, quicker patches, fewer reboots, and a measurably safer system.
Clients have reported up to 30% reductions in vulnerabilities over a few months, with long-term users seeing upwards of 97% reductions. Overall, while AI’s role in the legal sector expands, the importance of cybersecurity cannot be underestimated, and AI’s potential contribution to this critical area should not be overlooked.
This article is based on insights provided by Joe Patrice, a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer
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