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How to Spot and Avoid Scams: A Holiday Survival Guide

Can you believe it? The holiday season is finally here! For many of us, that means nostalgic traditions, quality time with family, and—let’s be honest—a significant amount of online shopping. The convenience of browsing for gifts from the comfort of our homes is undeniable, especially in our hybrid work environment. However, this surge in digital activity and scams also signals the busiest time of year for cybercriminals.

Deepfake Cyber Fraud Attacks: Risks, Examples, and Prevention

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been a revelation. It has changed the way things are done. AI is being used in almost every industry because it speeds up the ability to perform tasks and reduces the chance of errors. But there is a dark side to this highly advanced technology. Scammers are using AI to create sophisticated attacks and are achieving success with them. Deepfake cyber fraud attacks are one such type where malicious actors use deep learning techniques and AI to manipulate existing media.

Unmasking the Deepfake Threat: A Game-Changer for Reducing Human Risk

Today, anyone can find a picture of absolutely anybody and it is also not difficult to find a sample of their voice. By combining these it is shockingly easy to create a realistic AI deepfake video of that person. The video may not be perfect, and an experienced AI deepfake enthusiast might be able to see signs of it not being real, but it will be good enough to fool 99% of people. Cybercriminals have been creating and using AI-enabled deepfake technologies since early 2024 to socially engineer people.

Account Takeover Detection in Action: The Telemetry Signals You're Missing

For most enterprises, account takeover (ATO) detection is a game of lagging indicators. You see the spike in failed logins at the WAF level, the impossible travel flag in your SIEM, or – worst case – the chargeback report weeks later. This latency exists because traditional defenses monitor the perimeter (the login endpoint) rather than the environment (the user’s browser). By the time a request hits your backend authentication service, the attack chain is already in its final stage.

Tales from the fraud frontlines: How to avoid getting bitten by Visa VAMP

The Visa Acquirer Monitoring Program (VAMP) has quickly become one of the most discussed (and feared) compliance frameworks in the payments industry. With stricter enforcement beginning October 1, 2025, merchants and acquirers around the globe are scrambling to understand how to stay within Visa’s tightening thresholds and avoid painful penalties.

INETCO's Bijan Sanii on Conversations Live: 'Cybersecurity is an arms race. AI today, quantum tomorrow'

At the recent Conversations Live with Stuart McNish panel on cybersecurity — part of the thoughtful public affairs dialogue series produced in partnership with the Vancouver Sun — industry leaders gathered to unpack the real-world risks shaping organizational resilience and national security. The event, held on Dec. 10, 2025, brought together experts from across the cybersecurity landscape to go beyond headlines and explore strategies for responding to evolving threats.

Phishing Campaign Targets Executives With Phony Awards

A phishing campaign is targeting executives with phony offers for awards, according to researchers at Trustwave SpiderLabs. The attackers first dupe the victims into handing over their credentials, then use the ClickFix social engineering technique to trick them into installing malware. “The campaign uses a high-value executive recognition lure, ‘Cartier Recognition Program,’ to target executives,” the researchers write.

FAIK Everything: The Deepfake Training Playbook

Learn how to understand, combat, and even create synthetic media in this essential deepfake training session with Perry Carpenter, KnowBe4's Chief Human Risk Management Strategist. Deepfakes and synthetic media are no longer futuristic threats—they are here now, and organizations are already experiencing deepfake-related attacks. A May 2024 study showed that 25.9% of organizations have experienced deepfake-related attacks, with other indicators suggesting the number may be closer to 90%. It is high time to prepare people to deal with this evolving threat.