AI Counsel Blog Posts

To round out a week of cybersecurity-themed blogs, here’s something else to keep you up at night: AI-powered vishing attacks. Monday’s blog discussed fraudsters using a traditional playbook to run AI scams. Today’s topic shows how fraudsters are updating their playbooks with AI technology. Phishing attacks are nothing new. Hackers often resort to social engineering […]

Cyber risks are greater than ever. Both public and private entities are regularly subject to cyberattacks. Sometimes companies fend off cyberattacks successfully; other times result in leaked data, ransomware attacks, or stolen funds. Part of what makes these attacks difficult to combat is their decentralized nature. Criminal groups from all over the world perpetrate these […]

We’ve previously blogged about how insurers are increasingly scrutinizing AI-related insurance claims. This Risk Management Magazine article says that carriers are becoming even more skittish, and are rapidly introducing sweeping AI exclusions into cyber, E&O and general liability policy renewals. The article discusses the trend and its implications, and identifies the following actions organizations should […]

Cybersecurity firm Arctic Wolf recently released the results of its 2026 AI & Cybersecurity Trends Report. The report, which is based on a survey of over 1,300 security and IT decision-makers, says that although AI has become a prerequisite for modern cybersecurity operations, only a small minority have made AI central to their cybersecurity strategy, […]

AI developer Perplexity and e-commerce giant Amazon are locked in a legal battle over agentic AI. Perplexity is allowing users to access Amazon using AI agents through their Comet browser. These agents can log into customer accounts using credentials provided by the user. They can then be directed to shop for specific items or compare […]