If you look at any South Denver suburb this Halloween, you’ll see countless monsters roaming the streets. Vampires, creatures, and ghouls are all “wreaking havoc” (read: going to parties and trick-or-treating).\u00a0 Is your business prepared for AI-Powered phishing that enters like monsters?<\/p>\n
The real monsters, though, don’t look like this. The AI risks we see today don’t announce themselves as a threat, even jokingly. They dress themselves up in the costume of harmless, helpful allies.<\/p>\n
While businesses just like yours are using AI tools to supercharge security and productivity, cyber criminals are too.\u00a0 They are using that same power to disguise obvious threats with polish and poise and get into the protected data of your South Denver business.<\/p>\n
As Halloween night falls and the monsters come out in full force, remember that keeping your South Denver business safe doesn’t mean being an expert scam-spotter. It means following a few core tenets of security to calmly recognize when you’re faced with AI risks. Garlic around your neck won’t help you here; it’s all about simple processes and safeguards.<\/p>\n
Video and audio files used to be a clear differentiator between someone real and someone trying to scam you. Now, with AI-Powered phishing, scammers can take many forms. They will provide realistic voice messages, calls, or even videos to convince you that their requests are legitimate.<\/p>\n
Even if you can spot telltale signs of AI video or audio generation, scammers are ironing out those wrinkles quickly. You might not be as good at spotting them as you think as a lot of “AI tells” are already outdated.<\/p>\n
Instead of depending on individual detection by employees, focus on hard data that scammers can’t fake.\u00a0 For example, verification procedures for any sensitive request involving money transfers or account changes. These shapeshifters present new AI risks that can fool your eyes.\u00a0 But they can’t fake rigorous security procedures and multi-factor authentication.<\/p>\n