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FIDO2 Pass Keys and Social Engineering Attacks
The deception element of social engineering is, I think, the most pernicious part that we have not really found technologies to help solve for. There will never be a true technology that can eliminate someone from being smooth-talked into unlocking the safe on the criminals behalf. And I think it's coming just in time because as FIDO2 pass keys get rolled out, the ability to take someone's account over with a traditional phishing is just not going to be possible Because you will need control of the device. So the next best thing is going to be, well, let me smooth-talk you into using your device to just transfer me the money instead of me stealing it.