Tim Stenovec

Teresa Payton is former White House CIO and current CEO of the cybersecurity firm Fortalus Solutions.

She joins us for more.

Good to have you on the program.

You know, I'm always thinking that we're, in this day and age, we can easily become victims of fraud or victims of scams.

But why does it happen with increased frequency during heavy shopping seasons like Black Friday?

Okay, so I want to get to what we can do to protect ourselves, but before we do that, Teresa, how are they using AI to target us?

What does that look like, and how could that look differently than the scams that we're used to?

Okay, you mentioned diligence and research.

You shared with our team reputation checkers for websites.

I had never actually even heard of these or used them before.

Should these be part of our diet when it comes to healthy shopping?

Okay, so I think that for me at least, one area that I always think of as a backstop is the way I pay.

And I'm only using credit cards on these websites because I feel like if I have an issue, then I can just call my credit card company and they can protect me.

Are people using other payment solutions that might not have that same level of protection?

Other red flags, maybe a price is too good to be true.

Okay, Teresa, before we let you go, if you do somehow become a victim of not necessarily a cyber attack, but maybe an attack on your identity or some sort of scam, what should be the first thing you do?

Teresa Payton, CEO of Fortalist Solutions.

Thank you so much for joining us.

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