Think Before You Click: Phishing in the AI Era
Fortinet, Wednesday, October 14th, 2026
Fortinet's Derek Manky says AI-polished phishing makes identity and independent verification more important than spotting typos.
Fortinet's Derek Manky writes that phishing awareness built around misspellings and awkward phrasing no longer works, because AI-created messages can be refined, personalized and matched to an organization's usual language.
The more useful question is whether a request makes sense and whether the sender has been verified.
Since attackers need only one action, such as opening a file, scanning a QR code or transferring money, defenses should focus on the actions a message tries to trigger.