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...
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...
AI Phishing – When Emails Write Themselves
TL;DR: Gone are the days of “Dear Esteemed Sir.” AI now writes phishing emails better than most humans. Tools like GhostGPT churn out polished, personalised scams at scale. Real SMEs have lost thousands because the “invoice reminder” looked perfect. Email filtering,...
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