AI Threat Readiness: Fraud & Incident‑Response Playbooks

The Playbook Imperative:
Preparing for AI Threats

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning ,Fraud Management & Cybercrime ,Fraud Risk Management

The Playbook Imperative:
Preparing for AI Threats Hiral Mehta of Mayer Brown on Prioritizing Threat Containment Over Quick Recovery Matthew Perry
• November 19, 2025

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Video Player 00:00 00:00 Hiral Mehta, partner, Mayer Brown LLP

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the threat landscape, amplifying the speed and sophistication of fraud, social engineering and insider-driven attacks.

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When a cyber incident strikes, organizations face a critical decision:
Restore operations quickly or stop the bleeding first. "By focusing on restoring services, you may miss out on the actual fraud. That is, you don't know what you don't know. This can be phase one of a three-phase attack," said Hiral Mehta, partner at Mayer Brown LLP.

Organizations must establish comprehensive incident response playbooks before crises occur. "When there's an issue, people panic, people make bad decisions, and sometimes there's less transparency than there should be, and end up being in trouble when they shouldn't have," he said. The solution lies in preparation: regular tabletop exercises that bring together executives, business leaders, legal teams and compliance officers to practice coordinated responses.

In this video interview with Information Security Media Group at the Fraud and Financial Services Summit in New York, Mehta also discussed:

• How AI is lowering barriers for bad actors to create sophisticated malware and exploit human vulnerabilities;
• Why communications teams are often overlooked but essential stakeholders in incident response planning;
• How deepfake-enabled fraud is changing identity verification and call center security.

Mehta is an experienced trial lawyer and a former federal prosecutor with more than a decade of government experience, including his role as the chief of the Business and Securities Fraud Section in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York. He represents clients in high-stakes criminal and regulatory investigations and complex commercial and securities civil litigation, helping them navigate crises efficiently and effectively.

Perry has spent over 15 years covering cybersecurity as well as creating thought leadership for individuals and teams at Bank of America, Cisco, Emerson and many other IT, OT and security enterprises.

Covering topics in risk management, compliance, fraud, and information security.

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