How to Protect Your Family From Phishing Scams

#HOW | AI requires data. Lots of data. And some bad actors will seek to steal and sell this information, which is why phishing has become an even worse headache. What you can do…

Phishing is the way a bad actor lures an unsuspecting user into clicking on an email link (or any other link) and immediately making them a digital victim of fraud.

Sometimes the repercussions are smallish (i.e., spamming one’s friends). Sometimes one clicks on a phishing email unleashes a severe, debilitating ransomware attack (i.e., shut down an entire organization until a ransom is paid). In any case, the threat of phishing has gotten exponentially worse in recent years and everyone needs to take note. In fact, the Department of Homeland Security even called it out in its 2024 Homeland Threat Assessment report.

A few key reasons why this is happening with increased frequency and impact:

• More sophisticated trickery. AI can help bad actors create increasingly accurate and compelling email content to dupe individuals.

• More of our lives are lived online. As we spend more of our lives tied to our computers and smart devices, particularly for schools post-Covid, bad actors see an opportunit…