From reconnaissance to execution, modern adversaries can now generate convincing identities, clone leadersโ voices, imitate employees on video calls with precision.
Using open-source tools and AI models available on platforms like Hugging Face and GitHub, creating weaponised deepfakes is accessible to anyone with basic skills.
In this live session, our cybersecurity experts break down how deepfakes are used to accelerate intrusions, bypass controls and amplify impact throughout ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ง.
Youโll see how attackers use ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ at each stage of the cyber kill chain to create a multilayered deception, with each stage reinforced by real social content, trending topics and familiar voices that make the attack feel authentic.
Think youโd spot a deepfake? Most of our last attendees couldnโt.
What youโll learn:
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How deepfakes are deployed at stages of the cyber kill chainย from reconnaissance and weaponisation to delivery, exploitation and exfiltration
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Realistic attacker scenarios, showing how synthetic audio/video improves success rates
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Validation techniques your team can apply instantly, even without specialist tooling
Why this matters right now
Scope:ย Scattered Spider impersonated a Sys Adminย employee using sophisticated voice authentication toย execute access, lateral movement & a severeย ransomware-basedย attack.
Impact:ย Impact:ย M&S have publicly stated the impact will be in theย region ofย ยฃ300M, with weekly losses of ยฃ40M confirmedย during the outage.ย
When one impersonated voice can cost hundreds of millions, recognising whatโs real and what isnโt has never been more important.
