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Trust Is Becoming an Uncommon Commodity — And That's an Association Problem

Mallory Mejias: Apr 17, 2026 11:38:59 AM

Associations have always been in the trust business. Members come to them for credentialing, education, industry standards, and reliable information...

Cybersecurity Trust

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The Practical Cybersecurity Playbook for Associations With Small IT Teams

Mallory Mejias: Apr 14, 2026 3:31:18 PM

Many associations are operating with IT teams of one, two, or three people — and those teams are responsible for protecting sensitive member data,...

Cybersecurity

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Cybercrime Is Now the Third Largest Economy in the World — And Associations Are on the Target List

Mallory Mejias: Apr 13, 2026 1:37:54 PM

Twelve trillion dollars. That's the estimated annual volume of cybercrime flowing through the dark web — a figure that surpasses the GDPs of Germany...

Cybersecurity Deepfakes

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An FBI Operative’s Guide to Cybersecurity, Deepfakes, and Modern Spycraft with Eric O’Neill | [Sidecar Sync Episode 129]

Mallory Mejias: Apr 13, 2026 1:06:01 PM

Summary: In this interview edition of Sidecar Sync, Mallory sits down with Eric O’Neill—former FBI counterintelligence operative, attorney,...

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The Cybersecurity Threat Just Got Smarter. So Should Your Association.

Mallory Mejias: Mar 17, 2026 6:30:00 AM

There's a version of the current AI story where associations aren't really in the picture. The disruption is happening at the enterprise level, the...

Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity

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AI Agents Shake Up the Software Market, Cybersecurity's Arms Race, & Future-Proofing Your Stack | [Sidecar Sync Episode 125]

Mallory Mejias: Mar 16, 2026 10:12:31 AM

Summary: In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias unpack three major developments shaping the AI landscape for...

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MCP Security Risks: Your Staff Is Plugging AI Into Your Data — Here's What Could Go Wrong

Mallory Mejias: Mar 5, 2026 6:30:00 AM

Model Context Protocol — MCP — has quickly become the standard for connecting AI tools to external data sources. If you've heard the term floating...

Cybersecurity Model Context Protocol AI Education

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AI Granny Takes on Phone Scammers: How O2's Daisy is Turning the Tables on Fraudsters

Emily Snover: Dec 10, 2024 1:11:26 PM

Go, Granny, Go! In an innovative approach to fighting phone scams, British telecommunications company O2 has introduced an AI-powered chatbot named...

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Combating AI-Driven Scams with AI

Emilia DiFabrizio: Jul 11, 2024 5:19:06 PM

While AI is revolutionizing various aspects of our lives and offering unprecedented advancements across many industries, it can be a double-edged...

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