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The Insecurity of Video Doorbells

Schneier on Security

Consumer Reports has analyzed a bunch of popular Internet-connected video doorbells. Their security is terrible.

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China Is Using AI to Influence Elections, Microsoft Warns

Data Breach Today

Chance of AI-Generated Content Affecting Results Appears to Remain Low - for Now China-backed attackers are continuing to refine their use of content generated using artificial intelligence tools, including audio deepfakes and video news anchors, to sow disruption and influence elections in the U.S.,

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Face Off: Researchers Battle AI-Generated Deep Fake Videos

Data Breach Today

Convincing Face-Swapping Clips Easy to Create With Gaming Laptops and Free Tools The easy availability of tools for designing face-swapping deep-fake videos drove Symantec security researchers Vijay Thaware and Niranjan Agnihotri to design a tool for spotting deep fakes, which they described in a briefing at the Black Hat Europe 2018 conference in (..)

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Video Conferencing Apps Sometimes Ignore the Mute Button

Schneier on Security

A Privacy Analysis of Mute Buttons in Video Conferencing Apps “: Abstract: In the post-pandemic era, video conferencing apps (VCAs) have converted previously private spaces — bedrooms, living rooms, and kitchens — into semi-public extensions of the office. New research: “ Are You Really Muted?:

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Who Else Is in That Video Meeting? Maybe a Hacker

Data Breach Today

Forescout Finds Serious Flaws in DTEN Conferencing Systems Video conferencing and collaboration systems are must-have tools for global companies. But new research by Forescout illustrates that elementary security errors in one vendor's system could have allowed attackers to snoop on meetings and view sensitive documents.

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Fake Out: Disinformation Campaigns Get Generative AI Boost

Data Breach Today

Nation-States Running Information Operations Embrace AI-Generated Images and Video Hackers wielding generative artificial intelligence tools have yet to pose a serious cybersecurity risk, say researchers at Google's threat intelligence group Mandiant, as they sound the alarm instead about a rise in information operations featuring AI-generated fake (..)

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4 Key Tools for Your Remote Work Tech Stack

OneHub

The sudden transition to remote working has meant that virtual tools and technologies are now uppermost in most business leaders minds. From chat and video to file sharing and more, there’s lots to consider when it comes to empowering teams to work efficiently from home. A project or work management tool. Image source.

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