Social Engineering Detection Moves Into the Live Conversation
New AI-powered technology aims to detect social engineering in live conversations.
Traditional security awareness training has proven ineffective against social engineering attacks, which continue to succeed using sophisticated methods like AI deepfakes and vishing. Recent breaches at MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment highlight the significant financial and data loss from such attacks. Netarx has developed an AI-driven solution that analyzes communication signals in real-time to detect both traditional and AI-generated social engineering attempts, providing users with a color-coded indicator of potential threats.
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The lesson from this incident
Full lessonTraditional security awareness training has failed to keep pace with increasingly sophisticated social engineering tactics, including AI-generated deepfakes and voice phishing (vishing), as demonstrated by the high-profile breaches at MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment that resulted in massive financial losses and data exposure. Attackers exploit human psychology in real-time conversations, where employees have little time to critically evaluate authenticity — a gap that static training programs cannot adequately address. The emergence of AI-driven detection tools that analyze live communication signals represents a necessary evolution in defense strategy. This matters because no technical control alone can substitute for empowered, in-the-moment human decision-making supported by intelligent tooling.
What helps against this
How we list vendors- Identity threat detection and response (ITDR)
Attackers who log in with real, stolen credentials get noticed.
- Deception and honeypots
An attacker who gets in quietly can explore the network for weeks before any alarm goes off.
- Security awareness training and phishing simulation
People recognise and report attacks instead of falling for them.
Indicators of Compromise
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- malware — ShinyHunters