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Webinar: AI-Enhanced Phishing Attacks: Why Traditional Training Isn’t Enough & What Actually Works

In this insightful webinar, John O'Connell and Tim O'Connell delve into AI-enhanced phishing attacks, discussing how major financial institutions have recently fallen victim to sophisticated attacks. AI is making phishing attacks so convincing that even trained employees can't tell the difference between legitimate and malicious communications.

John O’Connell Published in Financial Planning Magazine: Don’t trust, verify: How to thwart AI-enhanced audio deepfakes

John O'Connell wrote this bylined article in Financial Planning Magazine, sharing how wealth management firms can protect against AI-enhanced audio deepfakes. In today's landscape, every unverified call is now an open channel for an audio deepfake and cybercrime.

John O’Connell Published in Advisor Perspectives by VettaFi: The Silent Threat on the Line: How Audio Deepfakes Endanger Wealth Management – and How to Build Real Resilience

John O'Connell wrote this bylined article published in Advisor Perspectives by VettaFi, sharing how wealth management firms can protect against AI-enhanced audio deepfakes. He discusses hypothetical and real-world scenarios and provides a Deepfake-Resilience Checklist.

The Silent Threat on the Line: How Audio Deepfakes Endanger Wealth Management – and How to Build Real Resilience

In our latest Peaks Perspective article, discover how audio deepfakes endanger wealth management firms, including what exactly is an audio deepfake, why wealth firms are prime targets, how to move from familiarity to verification, and more. Plus, access an in-depth deepfake-resilience checklist that serves as a practical framework to protect clients, staff, and the...

John O’Connell Published in ThinkAdvisor: Salesforce Breach Exposes Risk for Wealth Firms; Here Are 6 Steps to Take Now

John O’Connell authored this article in ThinkAdvisor, where he delivers a critical message for the wealth management community: the recent Salesforce data breach, affecting up to one billion records, exposes the growing fragility of data security across the financial services ecosystem.

John O’Connell Featured in Citywire: Why does cybersecurity remain a struggle for RIAs?

John O'Connell was quoted in this article from Citywire discussing the challenges facing RIAs in terms of cybersecurity, noting that "The preparedness of the RIA space for cybersecurity is woefully inadequate." He also highlights the issues he sees in several core areas.

Technology Leadership in Wealth Management – CTO Think Tank White Paper on WealthManagement.com

Access an insightful white paper for wealth management firms, CTOs, and technology leaders, housing insights from the CTO Think Tank hosted by The Oasis Group and WealthManagement.com at the 2025 Wealth Management EDGE Conference.

John O’Connell Published in Retirement Daily on TheStreet: Digital Pump and Dump: How Scammers Target Retirees on Social Media

John O'Connell authored this article for Retirement Daily on TheStreet, where he discusses how scammers target retirees on social media with "pump and dump" schemes. The article examines how these schemes work, and the techniques cybercriminals use to execute them.

John O’Connell Published in Advisor Perspectives by VettaFi: Responding to Digital Identity Theft: A Guide for Financial Advisors

The Oasis Group CEO John O’Connell wrote this bylined article that was published in Advisor Perspectives by VettaFi, where he provides a thorough guide of the steps financial advisors should take to respond to digital identity theft.