Episode Overview:AI is supercharging both cyberattacks and defenses. Host Emanuel Rose talks with Craig Taylor (CISSP, cofounder of CyberHoot) about practical ways businesses and families can stay safe right now—from voice deepfake protection to credit freezes and dual approvals for wires. If you run a small or midsize company (or just want your family protected), this one’s for you.

What You’ll Learn:

• How AI is used in spear-phishing and voice deepfakes—and how to spot & stop them

• The “Safe Word + Callback + Two Approvers” protocol to protect wire transfers

• Why a credit freeze beats credit monitoring—and how to do it the smart way

• Simple processes that raise your org’s cyber resilience without big budgets

• The rise of public vs. private vs. hybrid AI and what it means for your data/IP

• How to evaluate AI tools’ privacy policies before your team adopts them

  
  

Featured Guest:
Craig Taylor — 30+ years in cybersecurity, CISSP, and cofounder of CyberHoot. Craig helps SMBs level up cyber literacy and runs a vCISO practice guiding real-world security programs.

Episode Highlights:

• 🤖 AI-Driven Threats: How LLMs personalize scams using your public footprint.

• 🗣️ Deepfake Defense: Establish a private safe word shared in person only; always call back on a known number.

• 💸 Wire Protection: Require two approvers for transfers over a set amount—no exceptions.

• 🧊 Freeze Your Credit: Prevent accounts from being opened in your name; unfreeze briefly when needed.

• 🧾 Tool Vetting: Read AI vendors’ privacy policies; avoid tools that store/share/sell your data by default.

• 🧠 Hybrid AI Future: Why organizations need a path between public and private AI to protect sensitive data.

• 🦉 Always-On Help: How CyberHoot uses an internal chatbot (trained on its docs) to support users 24/7.

Connect and Explore More:Host — Emanuel Rose

• Website: https://emanuelrose.com/

• Book – Authentic Marketing in the Age of AI: https://emanuelrose.com/product/authentic-marketing-in-the-age-of-ai/

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/b2b-leadgeneration/

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emanuelroseauthor/

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmanuelRoseAuthor

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@marketingintheageofai-ec6fx

Guest — Craig Taylor

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigmtaylor/

• CyberHoot (free for individuals): https://cyberhoot.com/individuals

• CyberHoot Cybrary (credit freeze guide): https://cyberhoot.com/cybrary/identity-theft/

Further Reading or Resources:

• Blog recap: https://emanuelrose.com/navigating-cybersecurity-in-an-ai-driven-marketing-world/

• Emanuel’s site: https://emanuelrose.com/

• Emanuel’s AI book: https://emanuelrose.com/product/authentic-marketing-in-the-age-of-ai/

Which safeguard will you implement first—safe word, two-approver wires, or a credit freeze? Tell us in the comments. If this helped, like, subscribe, and share to protect your network. 🔔🙌

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