Whenever I speak with security experts (particularly those who work on software designed to protect consumers), I always like to ask what their top advice is to combat the latest threats.

So, when I had the opportunity to chat with Steve Grobman, chief technology officer at McAfee, I picked his brain about deepfake audio and video scams. Not only are scammers focusing their efforts on everyday people who never suspect they could be targeted, but the real-time impersonations of voices and whole likenesses during calls keep getting ever-more convincing. No one expects Aunt Susan to be a random dude in a call center across the world, faking an emergency that requires a cash bailout.

He gave me one really easy, simple tip for verifying that someone is who they say they are. Ask a low-key que

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