EP 551 Cybersecurity Reality Check - with Daniel Metcalf

About this episode

The episode discusses the risks of cybersecurity and the impact of AI on data protection with expert Daniel Metcalf.

Cybercriminals don’t need to “hack” our systems when they can trick someone into handing over access, and AI is making those tricks more realistic and scalable. We talk with Daniel Metcalfe of Cyberfin about where benefits advisors are most exposed and the layered, practical steps that reduce breach risk while still letting teams use AI responsibly. • why employee and employer data is “gold” to attackers • how advisors get used as a pathway to bigger targets • why MFA and a...

People in this episode

Host: David Saltzman

Guest: Daniel Metcalf

Topics covered

• cybersecurity
• AI
• data protection
• breach risk
• employee data
• advisors

Keywords

• cybersecurity
• AI
• data breach
• employee data
• MFA
• cybercriminals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cyberfin

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