AI and Deepfake Threats: A Security Professional’s Perspective

By now you have probably used Artificial Intelligence in one way or another. All around us we are starting to see our society seemingly embrace the rise of AI and how it is being incorporated into our daily life. Major companies, such as xAI, are pumping millions and even billions into data centers, and companies that we have come to use in our daily basis are suddenly releasing products with AI built in. When it comes to Information Security it is no different in the embrace of AI. For example, just a few days ago, Kali Linux released Kali GPT which is built into the operating system and meant to help penetration tests. With the rise of Artificial Intelligence seemingly being used in our daily life it does raise an important concern. Moreover, there are many great benefits of AI but what about the dangers? Threat actors are not individuals who rest and if there is an opportunity to use AI for their own selfish benefit then there are chances that they will use it. The Rise of Deep Fakes and Impersonations Imagine that you have a direct supervisor that you work with at your organization. Everyday you hear their…

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