AI is making phishing harder to spot: Why enterprises need to rethink the human factor in cybersecurity

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By Manpreet Singh, Co-Founder & Principal Consultant, 5Tattva

With our growing reliance on digital transactions, cloud applications, remote entry, and connected workspaces, cyber security threats can no longer be restricted to tech failures. It can also surface from decisions that employees make every day. An odd email, a sudden MFA demand, or a strange request about private data can become a security incident if not questioned or verified.

Cybersecurity is usually connected with technology – firewalls, endpoint protection, identity controls and security monitoring. While these controls are essential, people are an equally important part of the security landscape. Every day, employees make decisions that can affect an organisation’s security, often across more devices, locations and platforms than ever before. A simple decision to stop and verify something unusual can sometimes prevent a much bigger problem.

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