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The Rise of AI Voice Cloning Scams

madison@cortrucent.com (Madison Bocchino) — Thu, 21 May 2026 15:55:25 GMT

Artificial intelligence is changing the way people work, communicate, and interact online, but it is also creating new opportunities for cybercriminals.

One of the fastest growing and most alarming threats emerging in 2026 is the rise of AI voice cloning scams. These scams use artificial intelligence to mimic the voices of family members and loved ones in an attempt to manipulate victims emotionally and steal money or sensitive information.

What makes these scams especially dangerous is how personal they feel. For many victims, the voice on the phone sounds exactly like their child, grandchild, spouse, or close relative.

In a moment of panic, that emotional reaction can override logic.

How AI Is Reshaping Cybersecurity in 2026

madison@cortrucent.com (Madison Bocchino) — Fri, 15 May 2026 18:00:25 GMT

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming cybersecurity in 2026. What started as a productivity tool for businesses has quickly become both a powerful weapon for cybercriminals and a critical defense tool for security teams.

From AI-generated phishing attacks and deepfake scams to SOC automation and Shadow AI risks, organizations are facing a cybersecurity landscape that is evolving faster than ever before.

The cybersecurity industry has officially entered the AI arms race.

Shane Henszey Featured in Forbes Technology Council

madison@cortrucent.com (Madison Bocchino) — Thu, 14 May 2026 20:23:42 GMT

Cortrucent Recognized in Forbes Technology Council

Cortrucent is proud to share that Shane Henszey was recently featured in a Forbes Technology Council article discussing how organizations can strengthen DevSecOps security practices without slowing compliance efforts.

How to Prepare for When Your Critical Systems Are Unavailable

madison@cortrucent.com (Madison Bocchino) — Fri, 08 May 2026 20:18:02 GMT

Most businesses depend on technology for nearly every part of daily operations. Email, cloud applications, communication platforms, file access, payment systems, and customer databases are all critical to keeping business moving. But what happens if those systems suddenly become unavailable?

Whether caused by a cyberattack, internet outage, software failure, hardware issue, or simple human error, downtime can disrupt operations faster than many organizations realize. The businesses that recover the quickest are usually the ones that planned ahead before a disruption ever occurred

The Operational Side of Cybersecurity No One Talks About Enough

madison@cortrucent.com (Madison Bocchino) — Fri, 01 May 2026 19:35:13 GMT

When people think about cybersecurity, they usually picture firewalls, encryption algorithms, or maybe a dramatic "hack" unfolding in real time. The spotlight tends to stay on tools, threats, and technical breakthroughs. But behind every secure system is something far less glamorous and far more critical: operations.

The operational side of cybersecurity is where strategy meets reality. It's not about what could protect your systems; it's about what actually works, consistently, under pressure, with imperfect people and evolving constraints. It's often the difference between a resilient organization and one that collapses under a routine attack.

AI as a National Security and Infrastructure Risk

madison@cortrucent.com (Madison Bocchino) — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:16:40 GMT

Artificial intelligence is usually framed as a driver of productivity and innovation, and it is. But there’s another side of the conversation that’s becoming harder to ignore.

AI is also changing the threat landscape.

The systems we rely on every day, financial networks, power grids, healthcare environments, are built on complex, interconnected digital infrastructure. As AI becomes more capable, it doesn’t just help organizations improve these systems. It also makes it easier to identify weaknesses, accelerate attacks, and scale disruption.

That’s what makes this more than a typical cybersecurity concern. It’s becoming a resilience and national security issue.

The Rising Storm: Attacks on AI Infrastructure Are Exploding 2025-2026

madison@cortrucent.com (Madison Bocchino) — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:01:11 GMT

Artificial intelligence is no longer just a tool, it’s become a critical part of how businesses, governments, and everyday technologies operate. But as AI adoption accelerates, so does something far less exciting: cyberattacks targeting the very systems that power it.

Between 2025 and 2026, cybersecurity experts recordedover 91,000 attack attempts specifically targeting AI infrastructure. That number alone signals a major shift in the threat landscape. Attackers are no longer just going after databases or user credentials, they’re going straight for the brains of modern systems.

What Recent Cyberattacks Reveal About 2026

madison@cortrucent.com (Madison Bocchino) — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:18:15 GMT

Cybersecurity in 2026 is already showing a clear pattern: the impact of an attack is no longer measured only by what data was exposed. More and more, the real story is about disruption, continuity, and trust.

Recent incidents involving Hasbro, CareCloud, and LexisNexis point to three trends that are shaping this year so far. In different ways, each case shows that cyber risk is becoming more operational, more visible to the business, and harder to isolate as "just an IT issue."

What Service Disruptions Reveal About Modern Cyber Risk

madison@cortrucent.com (Madison Bocchino) — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:06:32 GMT

When most people think about a cyberattack, they think about stolen data.

But some of the most immediate damage has nothing to do with what was taken. It has to do with what suddenly stops working.

That is what makes the recent Foster City ransomware incident such an important example. On March 19, 2026, the city of Foster City said ransomware had been identified on its networks and that the breach was widely impacting city services. The city said public services outside of emergency response were temporarily paused, and most computer systems were taken offline as a precaution.

This is the lesson many organizations still underestimate: a cyber incident can become an operational crisis very quickly.

What the Stryker Cyberattack Reveals About Resilience

madison@cortrucent.com (Madison Bocchino) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:07:36 GMT

When people hear about a cyberattack, they often think first about stolen data.

But that is only part of the story.

Sometimes the bigger business problem is not what attackers take. It is what the organization suddenly cannot do. That is what makes the recent Stryker incident such an important example for business leaders. On March 11, 2026, Stryker disclosed that it had identified a cybersecurity incident affecting certain IT systems that resulted in a global disruption to the company's Microsoft environment. The company said it activated its cyber response plan, brought in external advisors, and later stated that it believed the incident had been contained and that restoration was underway.

That matters because Stryker did not describe this as only a data event. The company said the incident caused disruptions and limitations in access to information systems and business applications that support parts of its operations and corporate functions. In its public updates, Stryker was even more direct, noting that the disruption affected order processing, manufacturing, and shipping.

That is the real lesson for businesses today: cyber incidents do not need to become a full scale data breach to become a serious business crisis.