ILTA Voices

Jessica Cannon, Information Security Manager at Mintz in Boston, joined host Heather Morrow for the ILTA Women and Security Committee's She Secures podcast. Jessica's unconventional path, from geology to web development to cybersecurity, is the throughline of the conversation.
She explains that her scientific instincts around pattern recognition are what ultimately drove her toward security work. In her current role at Mintz, no two days look alike: she might be collaborating with an AI innovation team in the morning and doing detection engineering by afternoon.
When discussing her career milestones, Jessica highlights two pivotal moments: being tapped to lead a security team at AspenTech after years of quietly excelling at side projects, and then making the bold decision to leave a comfortable 13-year tenure to bring her skills to a new environment, the law firm world at Mintz.
She speaks candidly about the challenges of communicating risk to highly intelligent non-technical professionals, and warns that AI is rapidly weaponizing vulnerabilities that organizations had long deprioritized. Her advice: get the fundamentals right first.
Jessica closes with an inspiring personal anecdote, how a stinging performance review drove her to enroll in a digital forensics course out of spite, eventually leading her to nearly complete a full master's degree in cybersecurity. Her message to women looking to grow: stay curious, channel your frustration productively, and never stop stitching your experiences together.

AI-powered vulnerability discovery is no longer theoretical. Anthropic's Mythos has put a spotlight on how quickly advanced AI can identify security weaknesses, forcing business and technology leaders to rethink cyber risk. Tune in for a practical discussion on what Mythos means, why it matters, and what organizations should do now to strengthen vulnerability management, incident response readiness, governance, and executive cyber visibility.
Moderator:@Daryl Irby - Vice President, Business Development, SecurIT360 
Speakers:@Josh Aaron - CEO, Aiden Technologies, Inc.@David Forrestall - CEO, SecurIT360
Recorded on 07-29-2026.

Join us for our newest podcast series, Hot Topics, posted weekly every Monday. We'll take you through the latest news in the Legal Tech and AI space to keep you up-to-date for the week ahead.
 
Interested in reading more on a certain story? We've got you covered—all of our sources are linked below:
 
AI News
https://aibriefing.dev/
https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/
https://llm-stats.com/ai-news
https://www.demandsphere.com/research/demandsphere-radar/ai-frontier-model-tracker/releases/
https://winbuzzer.com/ai/openai/
Legal Tech News
https://legaltechnology.com/latest-news/
https://legaltechnology.com/category/latest-news/
https://www.artificiallawyer.com/
https://www.law.com/legaltechnews/
https://www.legaltechmonitor.com/
https://www.harvey.ai/newsroom

Join Mailise Johnson, Imare' Jordan, and their moderator, LaKeesha Bailey, for the second part of a three-part discussion about mentoring inside of law firms.

As law firms accelerate their adoption of advanced technology and AI, leadership teams are recognizing a critical need: structured, repeatable playbooks that guide how these AI tools are evaluated, implemented, governed, and continuously reviewed.
 
Without them, firms face inconsistent adoption, unmanaged risk, and fragmented decision‑making that slows innovation and exposes the organization to operational and regulatory vulnerabilities.  In this Voices podcast, hear from speakers about their personal playbook journeys during this ever-changing, transformative time.
Speakers:@Rachel Shields Williams - Director of AI and Knowledge Management, Bass Berry + Sims@Kate Simpson - Knowledge & Innovation, Epiq Advisory for Law Firms

What does it mean to be neurodivergent in the legal world? How does it impact your day-to-day and beyond?
Find answers to these and more in this episode of ILTA Voices, brought to you by the Women Who Lead.

Join us for our newest podcast series, Hot Topics, posted weekly every Monday. We'll take you through the latest news in the Legal Tech and AI space to keep you up-to-date for the week ahead.
Interested in reading more on a certain story? We've got you covered—all of our sources are linked below:
AI:
techstartups.com/2026/07/17/top-tech-news-today-july-17-2026-anthropic-apple-google-meta-moonshot-ai-nvidia-moreaitoolsrecap.com/Blog/…buildfastwithai.com/blogs/ai-news-today-july-17-2026legaltechnology.com/latest-newslawzana.com/article/legal-tech/lawzana-legal-tech-ai-briefing-july-2026-352
Legal Tech:
legaltechnology.com/latest-newsartificiallawyer.comlaw.com/legaltechnewslawzana.com/article/legal-tech/lawzana-legal-tech-ai-briefing-july-2026-352legaltechmonitor.com

Join Jose Paulo Graciotti and Tommaso Ricci for a conversation all about the legal tech industry—where it is, where it's going, and what's next.

This ILTA Voices episode explored the growing role of frontier AI companies and major technology providers in the legal market, examining their impact and whether it matters. The discussion covered how large law firms, corporate legal departments, and legal tech vendors are being affected by evolving client expectations, AI-ready deliverables, and new partnership models.
Moderator:@Paul Giedraitis - CEO, Orgaimi 
Speakers:@Patrick DiDomenico - Founder & CEO, InspireKM Consulting@Nicola Shaver - CEO and Co-Founder, Legaltech Hub
Recorded on 07-15-2026.

Join us for our newest podcast series, Hot Topics, posted weekly every Monday. We'll take you through the latest news in the Legal Tech and AI space to keep you up-to-date for the week ahead.
Interested in reading more on a certain story? We've got you covered—all of our sources are linked below:
 
https://techpp.com/2026/07/10/daily-brief-july-10-2026-chatgpt-work/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/meta-enters-the-crowded-ai-coding-battle-with-muse-spark-1-1/
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/07/chinese-ai-models-costs-us-openai-anthropic.html
https://www.reuters.com/business/zuckerberg-says-ai-agent-development-going-slower-than-expected-2026-07-02/
https://www.artificiallawyer.com/
https://legaltechnology.com/latest-news/
https://www.law.com/legaltechnews/
https://www.legaltechmonitor.com/

Legal professionals are increasingly using AI to build internal automations, workflow tools, and client-facing applications, often without the involvement of the IT or security departments. This episode examines what happens when "vibe coding" meets the legal environment: client data handled by code nobody fully understands, third-party dependencies nobody vetted, and compliance obligations nobody mapped.  Listeners will leave with practical tips for enabling AI-assisted code development without abandoning their duty of care.
Moderator:@Jack Recinto - Director of Applications, Ice Miller LLP
Speaker:@Ken Fishkin - Associate Director of Information Security, Lowenstein Sandler LLP
Recorded on 07-08-2026.