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

Dec 18, 2025 By Roger Grimes In KnowBe4
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.
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Account Takeover Detection in Action: The Telemetry Signals You're Missing

Dec 17, 2025 By Ezra M. In Memcyco
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.
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Tales from the fraud frontlines: How to avoid getting bitten by Visa VAMP

Dec 17, 2025 By Joe Kitos In INETCO
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.
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INETCO's Bijan Sanii on Conversations Live: 'Cybersecurity is an arms race. AI today, quantum tomorrow'

Dec 16, 2025 By Joe Kitos In INETCO
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.
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Phishing Campaign Targets Executives With Phony Awards

Dec 16, 2025 By KnowBe4 Team In KnowBe4
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.
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FAIK Everything: The Deepfake Training Playbook

Dec 16, 2025 By KnowBe4 | Human Risk Management In KnowBe4
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.
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Deepfake Training: A Strategic Advantage Against Emerging Threats

Dec 15, 2025 By KnowBe4 Team In KnowBe4
Deepfake attacks have become more compelling and realistic than ever before. Attackers are impersonating trusted leaders with convincing videos and voice, making it harder for employees to know what is real. Traditional awareness training is a good start, but nothing replaces first-hand exposure to real and synthetic content when it comes to telling deepfake videos from authentic ones. That’s why today we’re introducing KnowBe4’s Deepfake Training Content.
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5 fraud and identity experts on 2025-2026 trends

Dec 15, 2025 By Louis DeNicola In Persona
As with previous years, we asked identity and fraud experts to reflect on the closing year and share a few predictions for the next. You’ll get unique perspectives from fraud fighters, researchers, and an executive. We asked them about unexpected fraud trends, which tactics will become more valuable, leadership’s changing perceptions, and AI, of course. But we kicked things off with a lighthearted question.
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