we talk about something that has now become more than a menace and is threatening both individuals as well as enterprises. At some point, we are sure you have heard about this technology, maybe in the newspapers, online portals, or your Google Discover feed. We are talking about ‘Deepfakes’. These deepfakes are becoming a huge threat to everyone. In this episode, we will cover what are deepfakes, and how they are posing a threat to enterprises.

So, first, let us understand what are deepfakes. If you have come across the video that went viral in which Barack Obama called Donald Trump some expletives or Mark Zuckerberg announced that he had complete, total control of billions of people’s stolen data or even the one where popular Game of Thrones character, Jon Snow, delivers a moving apology for the dismal ending of the otherwise very famous show? If you have, then you have encountered a deepfake. In a way, deepfakes are the 21st-century version of Photoshop. Remember those times when pictures could be doctored easily using Photoshop and anybody could be inserted into any backdrop, doing anything in pictures? Deepfakes are an unscrupulous menace along the same lines. Deepfakes are fake pictures or videos or even audio generated using a form of artificial intelligence called deep learning, hence the name – deep fake. If you want to dance like a pro or just star in your favorite movie with all your favorite stars, you could make a deep fake and be a part of the next Christopher Nolan masterpiece!

Deepfakes are not going away anytime soon, they would continue to threaten individuals and enterprises. Organizations need to pull up their socks and stay proactive to safeguard themselves against such deepfake attacks. Get your workforce upskilled to top-notch cybersecurity skills, and invest in building a strong, responsible, and resilient brand. The rest of the story is for time and fate to tell.

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