Collaborate Disseminate
Relax: Nic Cage deepfakes aren’t going anywhere. It’s only “maliciously misleading” impersonations that are now verboten. Continue reading Reddit bans ‘impersonation,’ but satire and parody are still OK
Quick-n-sleazy edits are still OK, such as the 75% slowdown that made Nancy Pelosi slur or the edit that turned Joe Biden into a racist. Continue reading Facebook bans deepfakes, but not cheapfakes or shallowfakes
Although the 2020 presidential race has become more crowded in recent weeks, Mick Baccio — the chief information security officer for Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg’s campaign — isn’t concerned. Baccio may be the only person on the South Bend, Indiana, mayor’s staff that isn’t worried about former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, former Vice President Joe Biden or any of the other candidates. For him, the competition is foreign adversaries trying to hack into Buttigieg’s campaign infrastructure. “I don’t do politics. I’m just learning how the caucus works,” Baccio said during remarks at CYBERWARCON, a cybersecurity conference held Thursday in Arlington, Virginia. “I don’t care if it’s left or right, I care if it’s Russian or Iranian [intrusions]. That’s who I really [care about,] that’s the competitor.” His ultimate goal is making sure Buttigieg’s campaign doesn’t fall victim to the same intrusions that Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign […]
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The SophosLabs 2020 Threat Report highlights a growing battle as smart automation technologies continue to evolve. Continue reading Sophos 2020 Threat Report: AI is the new battleground
In episode 93 of our monthly show we review the Firewalla home network device, talk about the 15 most dangerous (or scary) apps for kids that parents need to be aware of, and the rise of the “deepfake”! Watch the recording of our live strea… Continue reading Firewalla Review, 15 Most Dangerous Apps for Kids, Rise of the Deepfake
Deepfake tech has push-button apps and service portals. Can code commodification do the same for detection, so women can actually afford it? Continue reading Deepfakes have doubled, overwhelmingly targeting women
Drivers are distracted by a hacked billboard, we take a deeper look at how the deepfake problem has… uh… deepened, and Carole is less than happy about Amazon’s announcement about new Alexa integrations.
All this, an annoying goose, an… Continue reading Smashing Security #148: Billboard boobs, face forensics, and Alexa gets way too personal
It’s an arms race: as detection methods improve, deepfake-generating algorithms are quickly updated to correct the flaws. Continue reading Google made thousands of deepfakes to aid detection efforts
If you’re worried about the evil potential of deepfake video, you’re not alone; so is Facebook. Continue reading Facebook launches $10m deepfake detection project
Deepfake Detection Challenge aims to spur creation of technology to combat AI used for creating altered videos that intentionally mislead viewers. Continue reading Facebook, Microsoft Challenge Industry to Detect, Prevent ‘Deepfakes’