Practical Advice to Avoid Getting Pwned by AI

A Guide to Surviving the Age of Ubiquitous Cyberattacks

“Uhhh…I have to go,” I stammered to a group of Hudson Institute staff before collecting my bag and racing off into the pouring rain. It was a Friday evening in Washington. I had been spending it like any other 27-year-old—drinking a Modelo and nerding out about critical mineral supply chains. But my time at our gathering was cut fatefully short by a call from an FBI agent: I had been targeted in a sophisticated breach from a state actor. It was a bad one. I might as well chuck my phone into the Potomac, nevermind that I was still paying it off. I needed a new number, a new device, a new…

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