Optimize Legal Operations as the CISO Role Changes to Address Skills Gaps and AI - Walter Scott Wilkens - BSW #447

Optimize Legal Operations as the CISO Role Changes to Address Skills Gaps and AI - Walter Scott Wilkens - BSW #447

Author: Security Weekly Productions May 13, 2026 Duration: 53:45

Legal departments are under continual pressure to solve problems effectively and integrate innovative technology all while reducing costs and complexity. Enter cybersecurity, a complex and potentially costly risk. How should legal departments prepare?

Walter Wilkens, Head of Delivery, North America at DWF Legal Operations, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss how legal operations can help optimize your legal department by eliminating bottlenecks, identifying and fixinginefficiencies and developing processes tailored to enhance your team's performance. Walter will discuss how you can move from a lack of coordination to a structured legal operations to address cyber incidents before and after the event.

In the leadership and communications segment, The Art of Security: It Is Time to Rethink the CISO's Role, The Best Leaders Embrace the Role of Supporting Character, Empathetic Leadership Can Make or Break AI Adoption, and more!

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-447


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