Gustafsson: Detect deepfakes by analyzing behavioral urgency, not authenticating media
Poppy Gustafsson · Battling cyber attacks and deepfakes with AI (with Darktrace's Poppy Gustafsson) | Masters of Scale · Feb 22, 2024 · at 10:10
Poppy Gustafsson, CEO of cybersecurity firm Darktrace, explains to Bob Safian how organizations should protect against deepfakes and social engineering by tracking behavioral deviations rather than trying to authenticate media directly.
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“So it's not about saying, how do I authenticate this image that I'm receiving necessary? But what is the behavior that has been trying to be driven out of this communication? Are they trying to create a sense of urgency? Are they steering you to a behavior that is unusual for your organization or you and your behavior?”
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