[WEBINAR]
The New Age of Cyber Scams
How AI Is Being Used to Manipulate You
Social engineering has always been one of the most effective ways to compromise an organization. AI has made it significantly harder to defend against. In this session, a former FBI Special Agent and a seasoned cybersecurity leader break down how these attacks work, who is being targeted, and what you can do about it.
Top scams targeting businesses right now
New capabilities AI is giving scammers
Defend against account compromises through Identity Threat Detection and Response
How to respond when a social engineering attack hits
What We’ll Cover:
Brett Tanferani, Engagement Manager at CYPFER, is a former FBI Special Agent with over 21 years of experience who brings deep cyber response and investigative expertise to the conversation alongside Chad Hiatt, CTO at Aldridge. Together they cover how scams and manipulation tactics have evolved, how AI is making them more effective, and what organizations should be doing now.
You will leave with a clearer picture of where you are exposed and practical steps you can act on immediately.
Topics
- Top Scams Targeting Businesses: See how scammers are targeting businesses today, who inside your organization they go after, and what you and your team are likely to encounter.
- How AI Is Evolving the Threat: Understand how AI is making scams faster, more convincing, and harder to spot, including how deepfakes and impersonation are being used against real organizations right now.
- Real Stories from the Field: Brett and Chad have seen these attacks up close. They’ll share real-world examples that show how scams unfold, what makes them effective, and where they could have been stopped.
- Identity Threat Detection and Response: Learn about a new category of cybersecurity tools designed specifically to detect and respond to identity-based attacks, and why traditional security controls are not enough on their own anymore.
- Culture, Process, and Incident Response: The strongest defense against manipulation is not just technology. Understand what a top-down security culture looks like, how to build the processes that back it up, and why having an incident response plan before something happens is the decision that matters most.
Meet The Speakers
Brett Tanferani
Engagement Manager
Brett Tanferani is an Engagement Manager with CYPFER, assisting clients through a variety of Cyber response situations including ransomware and business email compromise events. Mr. Tanferani additionally advises on industrial espionage, terrorism/workplace violence and physical security practices to include facilities, personal cyber hygiene and overseas travel awareness.
Prior to entering the private sector Mr. Tanferani was a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for over 21 years, specializing in counterterrorism, counterintelligence and nation state cyber crime. He retired from the FBI in 2021 as an Assistant Special Agent in Charge at the Los Angeles FBI Field Office and prior to that assignment served as the Assistant Section Chief of the Russian Counterintelligence Section at FBI headquarters in Washington, DC.
Mr. Tanferani is also a US Army Veteran, serving as a US Army Counterintelligence Special Agent and then as a US Army Intelligence Officer, leaving the military at the rank of Captain.
Mr. Tanferani was born and raised on a ranch in northern California, attended college at the University of La Verne in southern California and has been employed in the world’s most dangerous job, working as a commercial crab fisherman in the Bering Sea.
Chad Hiatt
Chief Technology Officer
At Aldridge, Chad is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO). His role entails working to further advance the company’s technology strengths, thought leadership, and value delivery to clients. Chad’s technology career began early, programming his own games as a kid and writing educational software in grade school. Chad started his first IT company before he could drive, and during the 30 years of his career, has developed into a technology and security architect with the skills to identify, align, and execute the IT strategies and initiatives of organizations across a variety of industries.
CPE Information
Participants must attend the live session in its entirety and respond to all required polling questions during the webinar to receive CPE credit.
- Delivery Method: Group Internet-Based
- CPE Credits & Field of Study: 1.0 Credit – (IT) Information Technology
- Program Level: Basic
- Prerequisites: None
- Advanced Preparation: None
- Refund Policy: No fee; no refund necessary
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Who We Are
Aldridge is a leading Texas-based IT Managed Services and Cybersecurity provider, serving hundreds of client organizations across many industries. Aldridge delivers Scalable, Local, and Personal service from its 5 locations, 110+ full-time staff, and continuing experience over 40 years in business.
