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Tailored AI-generated advice may stop the spread of misinformation
Warnings about misinformation are now regularly posted on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms, but not all of these cautions are created equal. A research from …
2021 key risk areas beyond the pandemic
Healix International has identified six key areas of risk – besides the continued impact of COVID-19 – for global organizations in 2021. Natural disasters The increasing …
A new approach to scanning social media helps combat misinformation
Rice University researchers have discovered a more efficient way for social media companies to keep misinformation from spreading online using probabilistic filters trained …
Digital thought clones manipulate real-time online behavior
In The Social Dilemma, the Netflix documentary that has been in the news recently for its radical revelations, former executives at major technology companies like Facebook, …
Why microlearning is the key to cybersecurity education
Cyber attacks are on the rise during this year of uncertainty and chaos. Increased working from home, online shopping, and use of social platforms to stay connected and sane …
ML tool identifies domains created to promote fake news
Academics at UCL and other institutions have collaborated to develop a machine learning tool that identifies new domains created to promote false information so that they can …
How fake news detectors can be manipulated
Fake news detectors, which have been deployed by social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook to add warnings to misleading posts, have traditionally flagged online …
Disinformation campaigns can spread like wildfire on social media
76% of Americans believe they’ve encountered disinformation firsthand and 20% say they’ve shared information later shown to be incorrect or intentionally misleading, according …
Phishing gangs mounting high-ticket BEC attacks, average loss now $80,000
Companies are losing money to criminals who are launching Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks as a more remunerative line of business than retail-accounts phishing, APWG …
New technique keeps your online photos safe from facial recognition algorithms
In one second, the human eye can only scan through a few photographs. Computers, on the other hand, are capable of performing billions of calculations in the same amount of …
How much is your data worth on the dark web?
Credit card details, online banking logins, and social media credentials are available on the dark web at worryingly low prices, according to Privacy Affairs. Online banking …
Software vulnerabilities sometimes first announced on social media
Software vulnerabilities are more likely to be discussed on social media before they’re revealed on a government reporting site, a practice that could pose a national …
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