"Deepfakes Pose New Security Challenges"

Security experts expect deepfakes to pose a greater threat to cybersecurity in 2020. This expectation derives from the increasing implementation of biometrics to identify and authenticate a person. Deepfakes are fake, realistic-looking images, text, and video generated using a technique called a generative adversarial network (GAN). Researchers at McAfee stress that true facial recognition will be difficult to accomplish due to the continued advancement of deepfakes. According to researchers, improvements made to the execution of deepfakes will allow cybercriminals to more effectively perform activities such as impersonating a person to steal money, igniting information warfare, and more. This article continues to discuss the concept of deepfakes, the threat posed by deepfake attacks, the vulnerability of facial recognition systems, and the current limitations of deepfake technology. 

Security Boulevard reports "Deepfakes Pose New Security Challenges"