'A New and Emerging Threat': Covington's Ashden Fein and Micaela McMurrough Explain How to Brace for AI-Fueled Cybersecurity Risks

Ashden Fein and Micaela McMurrough joined Law.com for a Q&A to discuss the increasing prevalence of digital threats and insider threats, partially driven by emerging technologies like artificial intelligence.

The convergence of cybersecurity and physical security issues, or “digital threats,” has been front-of-mind for companies and their employees following the assassination of the United-Healthcare CEO and the ensuing vitriol on the internet and dark web, including the proliferation of “Most Wanted” card decks targeting high-profile executives and individuals. Separately, companies may not realize that unauthorized access of data by a company’s employees, “insider threats,” may trigger cyber or breach incident reporting requirements. Companies should strengthen their risk management frameworks to account for both types of threats, which can intersect.

Ashden and Micaela explore how companies should prepare for and respond to these types of incidents, AI’s role in these threats, existing and developing legal frameworks, and potential legal repercussions and liability for companies following an incident.