Security News

YouTube to treat all kid-aimed videos like they’re COPPA-liable
2020-01-08 12:29

The big one: rather than trying to verify that users are over the age of 13, it's just going to treat all content aimed at kids as if it is watched by kids, regardless of age of the viewer, and it's going to COPPA-ify that content. As per federal COPPA guidelines, that means that YouTube will limit data collection and use and the serving up of personalized ads on such videos.

Facebook Cracks Down on Deepfake Videos
2020-01-07 14:27

Despite the difficulties of identifying deepfakes, social media sites are recognizing the need to crack down on the manipulated, misleading videos. Facebook is banning deepfake videos, which stem from a technique of human-image synthesis based on artificial intelligence to create fake content.

New Facebook Tool Let Users Transfer Their Photos and Videos to Google
2019-12-02 06:26

Facebook has finally started implementing the open source data portability framework as the first phase of 'Data Transfer Project,' an initiative the company launched last year in collaboration...

WhatsApp Remote Code Execution Triggered by Videos
2019-11-18 21:11

The flaw can be trivially exploited.

New Comic Videos Take CISO/Security Vendor Relationship to the Extreme
2019-10-10 11:49

Today's CISOs operate in an overly intensive environment. As the ones who are tasked with the unenviable accountability for failed protection and successful breaches, they must relentlessly strive...

Senators Press Social Media Firms to Fight 'Deepfake' Videos
2019-10-03 18:48

Warner and Rubio Want Companies to Develop Standards and Policies to Combat FakesU.S. senators Mark Warner and Marco Rubio are urging social media firms to create policies and standards to combat...

The Growing Threat of Deepfake Videos
2019-08-26 14:34

Deepfakes are a growing threat. They are primarily a social engineering tool. That means they will increasingly be used in phishing attacks, BEC attacks, reputation attacks, and public opinion...

ZeroFOX’s new AI capabilities improve detection of deepfake videos
2019-08-09 09:10

ZeroFOX, the leading provider of advanced artificial intelligence-powered digital risk protection, announced at Black Hat USA 2019 the latest evolution of its artificial intelligence (AI)...

Mannequin Challenge videos teach computers to see
2019-07-05 10:26

An internet craze could change the way computers see, thanks to research published by Google.

YouTube mystery ban on hacking videos has content creators puzzled
2019-07-03 20:27

Recent policy remains unclear about what's disallowed YouTube, under fire since inception for building a business on other people's copyrights and in recent years for its vacillating policies on...