AI has made phishing faster, cheaper and far more convincing. Here are the tactics to brief your team on this year, and how to defend against them.
Phishing remains the number one way attackers get into businesses, and AI has supercharged it. The clumsy, typo-ridden emails of the past have given way to fluent, personalised and highly convincing attacks.
What to watch for
- AI-written emails that perfectly mimic a colleague or supplier
- Voice and video deepfakes used to authorise payments
- QR-code phishing that bypasses email filters
- Fake login pages that capture multi-factor codes in real time
How to defend
Technology and training have to work together. Strong email filtering, phishing-resistant MFA and least-privilege access reduce the blast radius, while regular, realistic simulations keep your team sharp.
Your people are not the weakest link. With the right training, they are your best line of defence.
We run continuous security-awareness programmes and simulations as part of our cybersecurity service, tailored to your industry.
