The Cybersecurity Legal Task Force recently held the Congressional Series: AI and Deepfakes" webinar. Featuring Harvey Rishikof, Gary Corn, Lakshmi Gopal, and Judge Paul Grimm. This webinar examined the growing impact of deepfakes at the intersection of technology and the legal system, and how lawmakers and the legal community can respond. This webinar was co-sponsored by the ABA Governmental Affairs Office, the Center for Innovation, Task Force on Law and Artificial Intelligence, and the Standing Committee on Law and National Security.
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On May 2, 2025, Cristin Flynn Goodwin spoke with the Task Force about cyber resiliency. Ms. Goodwin was Microsoft's lead attorney for incident response, cybersecurity, threat intelligence, risk management, critical infrastructure protection, and more for over 15 years.
On March 7, 2025, Catherine Woods (UK Strategic Command – US Strategy Lead) spoke with the Task Force on underseas telecommunications cables. Ms. Woods discussed some of the challenges to the security of undersea cables, their importance in providing resilience during cyberattacks and recovery during periods of degraded cyber communications, and what can be done to prepare for the possible use of such incidents prior to or during attacks on critical infrastructure.
Roland Trope spoke with White House Chronicle hosts Llewellyn King and Adam Clayton Powell III. Trope detailed his concerns about Apple's asking users to opt-in for their emails to be sampled for training its generative AI model, Apple Intelligence. He also provided pointers for consumers, and those in his profession, about the risks and challenges of generative AI.
On January 10, 2025, Annie Haggar spoke with the Cybersecurity Task Force about cybersecurity law and policy in Australia. Listen now.
On December 6, 2024, Under Secretary Robert Silvers spoke with the Cybersecurity Task Force. Listen now.
On June 7, Roland Trope (co-chair, ABA Cybersecurity Legal Task Force) introduced Brian Peretti (Deputy Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer Director & Domestic and International Cybersecurity Policy Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection at the Department of the Treasury) to speak with the Task Force. In this discussion, Mr. Peretti discussed Treasury's recent report on cybersecurity risks caused by AI in the financial sector.
Read the - Treasury ReportOn May 23, 2024, Cybersecurity Legal Task Force and Task Force on Law and Artificial Intelligence co-sponsored the Governmental Affairs Office's panel, "AI in the Legal Profession: Crash Course for Congress." Featuring CSLTF's Gage Javier and Harvey Rishikof, this panel served as a primer for policymakers, offering a concise overview of generative AI's definitions and key concept. Panelists provided expert opinions to aid Congress as it seeks to develop federal legislation to ensure the U.S. will continue to maintain and defend its position as the most innovative and industrious country in the world while preserving cherished American liberties and mitigating potential risks.
On April 5, New Zealand's Chief Privacy Officer Katrine Evans spoke with the Cybersecurity Legal Task Force. Listen to her discussion with the Task Force today!
Aired September 15, 2021. Moderated by Bill Denny (Potter Anderson). Featuring Scott Bailey (N1 Discovery) and Leslie Thornton (Southwest Gas Holdings). From the Cybersecurity Legal Task Force. View the Task Force's new Vendor Contracting Cybersecurity Checklist (2nd) at the arrow below.
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Aired August 4, 2021. Moderated by Task Force Co-Chair Claudia Rast. Featuring Judge Terrence Berg (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan), Christopher Peters (Entergy), and Dan Sutherland (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency). From the Cybersecurity Legal Task Force. Co-sponsored by the Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources.
Aired August 3, 2021. From the Standing Committee on Law and National Security Women in National Security Law. Featuring opening remarks by Jennifer O'Connor (Chair, Women in National Security Law) and moderated by Cybersecurity Legal Task Force Co-Chair Maureen Kelly. Featuring Mieke Eoyang (Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy), Hilary Hageman (Cubic Corporation), Kim Peretti (Alston & Bird), and Kemba Walden (Microsoft). Co-sponsored by the ABA Cybersecurity Legal Task Force.
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