The Practical Defence – Old-School IT Still Beats New-School AI
TL;DR: AI threats are shiny, but the same boring IT basics still stop most of them. MFA, patching, backups, and monitoring beat even deepfakes and GhostGPT. Outsourced IT gives you enterprise defences without enterprise salaries. Prevention is cheaper than ransom, and...
When Martin Lewis and Kier Starmer “Team Up” with Quantum AI (Except They Didn’t): The Deepfake Scam Playbook
TL;DR: No, Martin Lewis isn’t flogging dodgy “Quantum AI” investments. Neither is Kier Starmer. Scammers are using deepfake tech to put words in people’s mouths and cash in on your trust. AI makes this easy, cheap, and scarily convincing. Learn how these scams work,...
Brand Impersonation – When Your Logo Gets Hijacked
TL;DR: Criminals are cloning brands, even small ones, with AI-generated profiles and fake job ads. Customers, job seekers, and partners get duped, you get the fallout. A real UK small business had its logo and fake recruiter used to scam applicants. Brand monitoring...
AI Agents – Free Manpower for Criminals
TL;DR: AI agents let one scammer run what used to take a whole team. That means “low-value” SMEs suddenly become worthwhile targets. Real-world examples show botnets scraping data, spoofing domains, and launching campaigns at scale. Managed IT makes you the hardest...
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