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 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.
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 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 authored this article for Wealth Solutions Report, discussing how UHNW clients face a sophisticated and ever-changing array of scams due to the increased sophistication of bad actors.
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.
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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.
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.
When you discover your identity has been used in a pump and dump scheme on WhatsApp or other platforms, taking swift, decisive action is essential. This guide outlines the specific steps you should take to report the crime, protect your clients, and help authorities bring the perpetrators to justice.
