If you’re not talking to your team about email security right now, you’re walking straight into a breach. 

Let me say that again: Email is your biggest risk. AI just made it bigger. 

Here’s the thing—email is the edge. The only thing separating your team from the outside world. And hackers know it. 

They’re not sending poorly written spam anymore. Today’s attackers are using AI-generated deepfakes that sound like you. Talk like you. Think like you. They don’t need to compromise your firewall. They just need to look legitimate for 30 seconds. 

And they are getting terrifyingly good at it. 

How It Happens 

Here’s what one of these multi-pronged attacks looks like: 

  1. Email #1: A message from one of your vendors. An invoice is overdue. New wiring instructions are included.
  2. Email #2: It looks like it’s part of a chain. Your CEO already approved it. The tone, the phrasing—it feels real.
  3. Phone Call: A voicemail from the vendor. It matches the number listed on their website. Just confirming the wiring change. Sounds legit. Because it is…until it’s not.

And just like that, your team wires thousands of dollars straight into a criminal’s wallet. 

No firewall stops this. No antivirus flags it. The only thing standing in the way is training. 

Are You Training on This? 

This is what real-world self-defense looks like in 2025. It’s not about generic phishing awareness anymore. It’s about recognizing AI-powered deception. It’s about equipping your team to pause, question, and verify. 

If your staff hasn’t seen this example—or better, been tested on it—you’re already behind. 

Here’s a quick breakdown of how this works in the wild.

Then ask yourself one question: Is my team prepared to stop this? Do you have evidence that you’ve trained them? If not, it’s time to get signed up for Self Defense Training and start building your Cyber Liability Management program.