Smashing Security #175: Zoom deepfakes, Zardoz, and ‘Rona tracing

Will deepfake disguises hit a video conference near you, can Coronavirus-tracing apps be trusted, and should Facebook shut down anti-quarantine events?
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Secur… Continue reading Smashing Security #175: Zoom deepfakes, Zardoz, and ‘Rona tracing

Deepfakes and AI: Fighting Cybersecurity Fire with Fire

To successfully mitigate evolving attacks, security teams must use the exact same AI tools that create those attacks in the first place. Continue reading Deepfakes and AI: Fighting Cybersecurity Fire with Fire

Video: Deepfakes – A Technical Peek Behind the Curtain

Watch Now for the Technical Foundations of AI for Deepfakes!
Video and Slide Deck from EH-Net Live! March 2020
We’ve all seen deepfakes on the Interwebs… from funny videos to politics and, of course, from the impetus behind many technical i… Continue reading Video: Deepfakes – A Technical Peek Behind the Curtain

Webinar: Deepfakes – A Technical Peek Behind the Curtain

Register Now for the Technical Foundations of AI for Deepfakes!
We’ve all seen deepfakes on the Interwebs… from funny videos to politics and, of course, from the impetus behind many technical innovations, an insatiable appetite for porn. At her talk … Continue reading Webinar: Deepfakes – A Technical Peek Behind the Curtain

ZeroFOX Raises $74M to Combat Deepfakes With AI

ZeroFOX has picked up an additional $74 million in funding that will be employed in part to advance the development of artificial intelligence (AI) tools capable of identifying fake digital content, including deepfake videos. Company CEO James Foster … Continue reading ZeroFOX Raises $74M to Combat Deepfakes With AI

Twitter bans deepfakes, but only those ‘likely to cause harm’

Twitter isn’t interested in how the “synthetic or manipulated” media is created, but if it has the potential to cause harm it’ll be removed. Continue reading Twitter bans deepfakes, but only those ‘likely to cause harm’

YouTube Takes New Measures to Combat Disinformation Ahead of US Elections

YouTube says it is making changes to its platform in advance of the 2020 United States elections in an effort to curb the spread of false information about candidates or the election process. Checking content uploaded to YouTube for such a specific pur… Continue reading YouTube Takes New Measures to Combat Disinformation Ahead of US Elections

YouTube Takes New Measures to Combat Disinformation Ahead of US Elections

YouTube says it is making changes to its platform in advance of the 2020 United States elections in an effort to curb the spread of false information about candidates or the election process. Checking content uploaded to YouTube for such a specific pur… Continue reading YouTube Takes New Measures to Combat Disinformation Ahead of US Elections