AI Will Boost the Quantity—and Quality—of Phishing Frauds

AI Will Boost the Quantity—and Quality—of Phishing Frauds
Collaboratively written with Fredrik Heiding and Arun Vishwanath in the Harvard Business Review:

Overview.

AI Will Boost the Quantity—and Quality—of Phishing Frauds

Collaboratively written with Fredrik Heiding and Arun Vishwanath in the Harvard Business Review:

Overview. Modern AI tools are rapidly enhancing these fraudulent emails, making them more sophisticated, harder to detect, and notably more threatening. Recent studies revealed that 60% of participants were deceived by AI-driven phishing, which matches the success rates of non-AI phishing emails crafted by skilled humans. Organizations should: 1) grasp the uneven capabilities of AI-empowered phishing, 2) gauge the level of phishing risks within the company or department, and 3) ensure the effectiveness of their current phishing awareness procedures.

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Topics: artificial intelligence, LLM, phishing

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Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.

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