ANDERSON MORI & TOMOTSUNE
“ In the legal sector , the culture of law itself has been a major barrier to successful technology adoption ”
YOSHIHIDE HOJO CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER / LEGAL & IT TECH STRATEGY , ANDERSON MORI & TOMOTSUNE
DARKTRACE AI AND ML AIDS AMT CYBERSECURITY EFFORTS
“ Darktrace is one of our valued tech partners that has played an important role in key areas of our cyber security strategy since pre-pandemic times . " With its unique AI and ML algorithm engine , we ’ ve been able to identify any level of unusual activities within our networks which enabled us to cover not only the cyberattack including zero day and targeted attacks , but also internal threats . " Thanks to Darktrace ’ s advanced and effective approaches and learning capabilities that create a bespoke understanding of our business , we have been able to operate our security measures well fitted to AMT ' s environment , people , data , and business operations . This has allowed us to adapt quickly to even the rapid changes during the pandemic without lowering the level of our cybersecurity operations ,” said Yoshihide Hojo .
Starting with the big picture view with legal practices and firm operation Hojo speaks of innovation efforts , but he believes the firm is at a tipping point and needs to look at the longer-term impact of technological change on the business .
“ In the legal sector , the culture of law itself has been a major barrier to successful technology adoption , since law was built with rules and regulations . These barriers made it difficult for technologists to understand what the firm exactly needed and how to integrate solutions in the best way ."
AMT has been working as an interdisciplinary team of lawyers , paralegals , KMs and technologists , to look into the detail of each legal task and seek opportunities for technology adoption to improve the speed , efficiency of the process , and accuracy of the outcome .
“ Working as an interdisciplinary team enabled us to include cultural factors into those processes as well . Although we are just getting started on our challenges and have a long way to go , based on what we ' ve seen so far , I think these approaches and initiatives are driving increased client satisfaction and firm business opportunities ,” said Hojo .
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