Publisher's Synopsis
Spoof-Proof Yourself
The future belongs to the cyber-resilient. Whether you're an individual navigating the vast online landscape or a business owner safeguarding your enterprise, 9 Tales from The Cyber Crypt provides essential skills and resources to emerge unscathed from the cyber jungle.
In February this year, cybercriminals scammed a well-known bank out of $25 million using video deep fakes purporting to be executive staff issuing transfer instructions. Known as whale attacks, the dark arts of digital scammers have grown more lethal in 2024.
Using technology that exploits the characteristics that make us human - empathy, compassion, loneliness, and greed - AI scams are a burgeoning industry with tentacles reaching into social media, dating sites, company data, and individual banking apps.
Speaking anonymously, the cyber-security boss of one of the world's biggest financial institutions reveals to ghostwriter Stella Firewall how sophisticated criminals exploit AI's digital cloning abilities to prey on individuals and corporations in 9 true tales traversing the current spectrum of cyber threats.
Unveil the Secrets to Digital Resilience
From pig butchering to vishing, smishing, mobile phone trojans, spear-phishing, and whale attacks - 9 Tales from The Cyber Crypt is your key to understanding what you're up against with 69 simple but effective ways to spot a scam before it starts.
Stella Firewall's engaging prose takes you into the narratives of real-life cybercrime victims. Each tale brings to life the heart-pounding sagas of individuals trapped in an AI algorithm net. Use 9 Tales from The Cyber Crypt to:
- Glean insider weaponized social engineering tactics tips for better awareness.
- Spoof-proof yourself in the battle against scams and deep fakes.
- Outwit digital adversaries with over 69 simple yet powerful strategies.
- Stay out of cyber crime's reach.
