Deepfakes: When Seeing Isn't Believing
7 chapters · Detection → Defense
Franklin Green isn't just vulnerable through his passwords and his server. He's vulnerable through his eyes and ears. Deepfakes — AI-generated synthetic media — are now good enough to fool most people most of the time. A fake video of a CEO authorizing a wire transfer. A cloned voice calling an employee for credentials. A manipulated photo placed in a news article.
This isn't science fiction — these attacks are happening today, to real companies, with real financial consequences. In February 2024, a finance worker processed $25 million in wire transfers because a video conference with his CFO looked real. It wasn't. None of the people on the call were real.
Seven chapters. What deepfakes are, how they're made, how to spot them in video and audio, the real attacks that have already happened, the tools available for detection, and the behavioral playbook that actually protects you. Technical skills help. But the last line of defense isn't a detector — it's a habit.
By the end of this, you'll understand why seeing isn't believing anymore. And what to do about it.
— Commander Shepard
