The Growing Threat of AI Impersonation Fraud – Deepfakes

Imagine a world where anyone’s voice or face can be convincingly faked, blurring the line between real and fake. This is the growing threat of deepfake technology, allowing cybercriminals to impersonate people with striking resemblance. What are Deepfakes? Deepfakes are advanced synthetic media that can convincingly imitate people using altered images, audio, and videos1. The …

Securing Canadian Research: Defending Innovation Against Cyber Threats

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, there has been increase in cyber-attacks, targeting Canadian research, and intellectual property, resulting in stolen work and unauthorized patent filings. Sensitive technology research areas are targeted, with the stolen information being used in ways that threatened Canada’s national security [9]. Cyberattacks on Canadian Research As a leader in advanced …