Many technology policies are outdated documents filled with legal prohibitions. Employees often sign these forms during their first day of work and never look at them again. This approach is ineffective because overly restrictive rules lead staff to use unapproved software just to complete their tasks. This behavior creates security risks that are difficult to monitor or manage.
Technology is a tool meant to help you do more. It should be the wind in your sails, but the same tools are now being used to build something truly unsettling: the deepfake.
We have entered an era where you cannot necessarily trust your eyes or ears during a business call. This isn't about celebrity parodies anymore; it is being weaponized to bypass security and drain bank accounts by making a lie look and sound like the absolute truth.
Cybersecurity has gotten more complex than ever, with many of the old standbys being rendered obsolete in comparison to the threats they are meant to prevent. Pairing that with the fact that many attacks are waged against small and medium-sized businesses, which often lack proper protections, makes the risk clear.
That said, you don’t have to accept these risks. Instead, you can implement tools like endpoint detection and response.
Business owners often invest heavily in threat detection suites to prevent security breaches. However, technology is only half the battle. High-end hardware and software cannot prevent a breach if an individual inside the organization provides access to a malicious actor.
Technology is intended to be a resource for productivity. Unfortunately, malicious actors use those same advancements to create deepfakes. We have entered a period where visual and auditory information during business calls is no longer inherently trustworthy. These tools are being used to bypass security protocols and access corporate funds.