Volume 4 · Issue 5 · 2026
A credible request is not the same as an authorized transaction. This article proposes a family-office exercise that tests identity, payment authority, continuity and recovery when a familiar voice or compromised account asks staff to bypass normal controls.
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This inaugural issue contains an original AI-assisted editorial analysis and a passage-search agent. It proposes a practical framework, not a new empirical study or a peer-reviewed finding. The cited sources, evidence limits and responsibilities are explicit. Publication does not imply Opal Group or source-author endorsement.
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Cybersecurity, fraud and continuity · Original editorial analysis
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Journal Opal · 2026-11-06 · CC BY 4.0
A credible request is not the same as an authorized transaction. This article proposes a family-office exercise that tests identity, payment authority, continuity and recovery when a familiar voice or compromised account asks staff to bypass normal controls.