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Executive, vendor, help desk and candidate impersonation: how attackers borrow a trusted identity to force an approval, and how to catch it.

ImpersonationSynthetic Identity Fraud: Detection and PreventionSynthetic identity fraud blends real and fabricated details into an identity that passes traditional checks. How it unfolds, the signals that reveal it, and how to prevent it.By Surojoy Gupta · Sep 4, 2026 · 9 min readRead →ImpersonationHelp Desk Scam: Types, Examples & Prevention TipsHelp desk scams turn IT support into an entry point, using impersonation to reset credentials and bypass MFA. Here's how the attack runs and how to shut it down.By Surojoy Gupta · Aug 20, 2026 · 9 min readRead →ImpersonationDeepfake Job Interviews: Inside the Rise of AI-Generated Fake CandidatesAround 17% of hiring managers have interviewed a candidate using deepfake technology. How AI-generated fake candidates get through hiring, and how to verify who you are really interviewing.By Surojoy Gupta · Aug 3, 2026 · 8 min readRead →ImpersonationExecutive Cybersecurity Protection Strategies for the Modern EnterpriseExecutives are targeted disproportionately by social engineering and deepfake attacks, yet most security stacks were built to defend systems, not people. Here are 8 protection strategies that actually hold.By Surojoy Gupta · Jul 10, 2026 · 18 min readRead →ImpersonationFamous Deepfake Scams: The 2024 Arup Cyber AttackHow a deepfake video call convinced an Arup employee to wire $25 million to fraudsters in 2024, and what the incident reveals about the gaps in traditional verification controls.By Surojoy Gupta · Jun 22, 2026 · 26 min readRead →