San Jose’s 4th annual Cybersecurity Awareness Day featured a presentation by the city information security office on AI’s benefits and risks, plus practical guidance for securing home devices; the event included sponsor booths, a passport program and a cybersecurity jeopardy closing activity.

San Jose cybersecurity presenters walked attendees through risks tied to voice assistants, robot vacuums and smart cameras and advised steps—separate IoT networks, multifactor authentication and device configuration—to lower exposure.

During San Jose’s cybersecurity event, organizers played a voice-cloning example and a presenter recounted a local scam where a cloned voice induced a roughly $5,000 loss, underscoring the need for verification and family checks.

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